Robin Dunbar
Robin Dunbar is currently Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University and a Fellow of Magdalen College. His principal research interest is the evolution of sociality. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1998. His books include The Trouble with Science, 'an eloquent riposte to the anti-science lobby' (Sunday Times), and Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language. The Human Story was described as 'fizzing with recent research and new theories' in the Sunday Times and 'punchy and provocative' by the New Scientist. How Many Friends Does One Person Need?: Dunbar's Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks was published in 2010.
Books by Robin Dunbar
The Science of Love and Betrayal
Robin Dunbar
A brilliant and sparkling exploration of the extraordinary nature of romantic love - from the frontline of cutting-edge scientific research.
Falling in love is one of the strangest things we can ...
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Robin Dunbar
Why do men talk, women gossip and which is better for you? When is it good to be tall and why is monogamy a drain on the brain? And why ...
The Human Story
Robin Dunbar
A wonderfully accessible, up-to-the-minute account of human evolution by 'one of the most respected evolutionary psychologists in Britain' (Guardian).
Of the dozen or so hominid species once in existence, why ...
The Trouble with Science
Robin Dunbar
The 'trouble' with science began in 1632, when Galileo demolished the belief that the earth is the centre of the universe. Yet despite the bewildering success of the scientific revolution ...
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