May 2021 PMID 33947220

'Dunbar's number' deconstructed.

Patrik Lindenfors, Andreas Wartel, Johan Lind

Mentions

119
Peak: 19 in Jan 2024
across 3 sources since May 2021

Extended reach

1,375,601
potential audience

Total likes

10,891

Video views

362,019

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May 2021 – Nov 2025

Where it's discussed

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

The collection shows a clear trend of critically examining the validity of Dunbar's number, with posts citing recent studies that deconstruct the concept and emphasize the data variability, words like 'futile', 'debunk', and references to 'empirical support' reveal skepticism. These discussions, through tone and examples, highlight both a scientific curiosity and a cautious attitude toward accepting traditional social limits as fixed or definitive.

AgreementNeither agree nor disagree

Discussions highlight significant skepticism toward the traditional concept of Dunbar's number, with many posts criticizing its empirical basis, but some acknowledge its popularity and influence.

InterestHigh interest

The diverse range of comments shows high curiosity about the research findings and debates around the topic, indicating strong interest.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts involve detailed references to new studies, critiques, and explanations, reflecting deep engagement with the scientific discussion.

ImpactModerate impact

While the conversation questions a longstanding theory, the overall effects on social science understanding are ongoing; some posts suggest a shift in perspective, but the core idea still influences public discourse.

Abstract in brief

  • Dunbars' number, which suggests humans can only maintain about 150 stable relationships, is based on a correlation between brain size and group size in primates, but recent analyses do not support a specific fixed number.
  • Different statistical methods produce widely varying average group sizes (from around 69 to 164), with large confidence intervals making it impossible to pinpoint an exact limit.
  • Overall, the idea that there is a strict cognitive boundary on human group size, like Dunbars' number, is not well-supported by current data.]

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
海老
@evil_empire1982 · X

・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構築されるダンバー数 https://t.co/QsYpYOzYqU

Jan 6, 2024 · 54 likes · 19 shares · 1,255 followers View post →
Jim O'Shaughnessy
@jposhaughnessy · X

Dec 10, 2022 · 16 likes · 2 shares · 188,038 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

How accurate is it that humans can maintain 150 meaningful relationships? ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates https://t.co/TGflYEaVFD

Dec 25, 2021 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 38,705 followers View post →
Jens Notroff
@jens2go · X

How many stable #social #relationships can an individual human maintain? 150 - according #DunbarsNumber. A new study (Biology Letters 17(5), 2021

May 6, 2021 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 18,828 followers View post →
Vinod Abichandani
@DrVinodEndo · X

@poojagarg1111 A contradicting story worth reading, dear Dr. Pooja Madam: Lindenfors Patrik, Wartel Andreas, & Lind Johan,(2021) 'Dunbar's number' deconstructed Biol. Lett.https://t.co/lNxn6oo2wH @advEhtesham98 @misrapranab @SukumarMehta1 @Er_Riteshshelke @Sureskumar22 @swapnakusum @dr_asr

Oct 16, 2022 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 4,635 followers View post →
novemberrain1108
@Tatsunori_Ishii · X

相対的な大脳新皮質容量(や脳容量)から推定される人間の集団の平均サイズは69-109であるが、95%信頼区間は4-520と極めて広い。どんな数字でも「ダンバー数」になっちゃうよという批判。Lindenfors et al. (2021, Biol.Lett.) https://t.co/TqeDtPSM5E

Oct 14, 2025 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 638 followers View post →

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Hiromi Matsumae
@hmat_evo · X

RT @Tatsunori_Ishii: 相対的な大脳新皮質容量(や脳容量)から推定される人間の集団の平均サイズは69-109であるが、95%信頼区間は4-520と極めて広い。どんな数字でも「ダンバー数」になっちゃうよという批判。Lindenfors et al. (2021,…

Oct 15, 2025 · 2 shares · 1,026 followers View post →
Takeshi Atsumi
@Atsumi_Research · X

RT @Tatsunori_Ishii: 相対的な大脳新皮質容量(や脳容量)から推定される人間の集団の平均サイズは69-109であるが、95%信頼区間は4-520と極めて広い。どんな数字でも「ダンバー数」になっちゃうよという批判。Lindenfors et al. (2021,…

Oct 15, 2025 · 2 shares · 2,037 followers View post →
novemberrain1108
@Tatsunori_Ishii · X

相対的な大脳新皮質容量(や脳容量)から推定される人間の集団の平均サイズは69-109であるが、95%信頼区間は4-520と極めて広い。どんな数字でも「ダンバー数」になっちゃうよという批判。Lindenfors et al. (2021, Biol.Lett.) https://t.co/TqeDtPSM5E

Oct 14, 2025 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 638 followers View post →
Jach
@jachy · X

@taotechic @dr_regan_g Reminder that Dunbar's number is based off extrapolating a line from a primate dataset. It's not a good concept to incorporate into a human social theory. https://t.co/v1MQu2jDf2

Jul 5, 2025 · 305 followers View post →
ramonGlezAndrino
@ramonGlzA · X

RT @flopezluis: Los estudios que me molan. Dunbar Number podría ser una patraña más en la que se basan miles de teorías e ideas de gestión…

Jun 14, 2025 · 1 share · 285 followers View post →
Félix López
@flopezluis · X

Los estudios que me molan. Dunbar Number podría ser una patraña más en la que se basan miles de teorías e ideas de gestión de equipos

Jun 14, 2025 · 6 likes · 1 share · 10,384 followers View post →
Stefan Schubert
@StefanFSchubert · X

@moultano (Not a counterargument to your point, but maybe of interest) https://t.co/x4csqbici4

May 24, 2025 · 3 likes · 41,122 followers View post →
MechanicalDodo
@MechanicalDao · X

@Devin_J_Monahan some critiques I've bookmarked of Dunbar's number: -https://t.co/uMjnsG8kGK -https://t.co/Lip6BxxhzG don't worry, I have a poasty response coming to balance out this scholarship

May 14, 2025 · 1 like · 297 followers View post →
HereForMany2
@Here4Many2 · X

@chainofheartz https://t.co/PU6I9rGUcX https://t.co/N7HjUYxLxF https://t.co/QAIWtbgvuf Theres some science in favor of it, but like anything, take it with a grain of salt

Apr 23, 2025 · 2 likes · 237 followers View post →
Mello
@Mello_Proto · X

For anyone wondering why many "meme stock" cults boil down to groups of 150 members or so (as evident by space call counts), and why the $MMTLP community maintaining a base much greater than that might not be normal: https://t.co/y2ZtfSuuni

Mar 25, 2025 · 1,648 followers View post →
Quinn Que
@Edokwin · X

RT @zomoskeptical: @default_friend @robkhenderson The pop sci idea that “we have a maximum number of friends we can deal with” is useful, b…

Jan 19, 2025 · 1 share · 2,016 followers View post →
redJ
@sudoredj · X

@viemccoy dunbar # is not a real thing btw https://t.co/jRnPCWkyCN

Jan 12, 2025 · 1 like · 2,496 followers View post →
Aaron Arnold
@zomoskeptical · X

@default_friend @robkhenderson The pop sci idea that “we have a maximum number of friends we can deal with” is useful, but it’s worth noting that Dunbar’s number is not empirically grounded at all. https://t.co/rXqKCQcgsr

Jan 7, 2025 · 5 likes · 1 share · 555 followers View post →
あがっぺ
@pessim_vs_optim · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Dec 24, 2024 · 19 shares · 130 followers View post →
Patrik Lindenfors
@p_lindenfors · X

https://t.co/lx81UtKy1I

Dec 6, 2024 · 1,314 followers View post →
Blue Heeler
@DonLovell23411 · X

@RepEliCrane Because they have no moral compass. If you look up Dunbar's Number you will understand. https://t.co/OokHd7MCjt

Oct 21, 2024 · 93 followers View post →
Passar_Cantigas
@FenixVeritatiz · X

@beegarc_ Bela conversa. Sobre o limite (aproximado/estimado) 150 dos pequenos grupos sociais (suas implicações e +). P/F Encaminha ao ppl. https://t.co/HSruEFODz4 https://t.co/ePNIaaMau9 https://t.co/8ORTlQc1wB https://t.co/Elu7vcLQjC https://t.co/rKZy0K4WpP https://t.co/Elu7vcLQjC

Aug 7, 2024 · 2 likes · 590 followers View post →
hrtzk
@hartzucker · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jul 21, 2024 · 19 shares · 267 followers View post →
Joël
@Joel_Versin · X

@thomas_spaas Dunbar is al achterhaald en het zou gaan over groepen tussen 69 en 105 voor de moderne mens https://t.co/5P5BRshzsv

Mar 2, 2024 · 149 followers View post →
Patrik Lindenfors
@p_lindenfors · X

Our debunking of ‘Dunbar’s number’ in #BiologyLetters has now passed 90 000 downloads. https://t.co/sfVHR89iLL #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates

Jan 30, 2024 · 1 like · 1,314 followers View post →
李林林
@shiranui03 · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 10, 2024 · 19 shares · 152 followers View post →
E-tomatot
@ETomatot24044 · X

https://t.co/puWjipyBVk SFっぽいですね~

Jan 8, 2024 · 9 followers View post →
Rie TORIYAMA
@riet911 · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 8, 2024 · 19 shares · 1,545 followers View post →
Hiraishi Kai
@kaihiraishi · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 8, 2024 · 19 shares · 3,023 followers View post →
ブックスアミ電脳追憶店
@Hondinista · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 281 followers View post →
Dt.ゆとり
@yutoryN · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 349 followers View post →
稲葉振一郎
@shinichiroinaba · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 11,505 followers View post →
ぬこやん X cat la roc
@jkby · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 725 followers View post →
住田 朋久
@sumidatomohisa · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 2,124 followers View post →
Shin Okada
@nshinshi_ · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 191 followers View post →
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@hitonarunishie · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 1,273 followers View post →
佐倉統
@sakura_osamu · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 9,827 followers View post →
もむ
@momentumyy · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 2,742 followers View post →
大久保 街亜 / Matia Okubo
@matiasauquebaux · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 5,027 followers View post →
Yuki Kamitani
@ykamit · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 16,046 followers View post →
吉川浩満
@clnmn · X

RT @evil_empire1982: ・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構…

Jan 7, 2024 · 19 shares · 13,572 followers View post →
海老
@evil_empire1982 · X

・近縁の種からの推計として出てくる値は150前後なんてことはなく、もっと大きなバラツキがある。 ・そもそも「ヒトの脳の生理学的進化が人間関係を維持する能力の限界に対応している」というダンバーの仮定は、文化進化を全く無視している。 脱構築されるダンバー数 https://t.co/QsYpYOzYqU

Jan 6, 2024 · 54 likes · 19 shares · 1,255 followers View post →
Kate Sedivy-Haley
@ksedivyhaley · X

Interesting piece of research challenging a well-known psychology concept - that humans can only cognitively manage 150 relationships. https://t.co/hhfL22Ti2T

Jan 1, 2024 · 2 likes · 127 followers View post →
Zarinah Agnew
@zarinahagnew · X

@TylerAlterman from Lindenfors et al (2021): “Ecological research on primate sociality, the uniqueness of human thinking and empirical observations all indicate that there is no hard cognitive limit on human sociality.” https://t.co/zGX0Z3Pzva

Dec 27, 2023 · 1 like · 3,190 followers View post →
Stefan Schubert
@StefanFSchubert · X

@paularambles https://t.co/x4csqbici4

Nov 5, 2023 · 3 likes · 41,122 followers View post →
粗製
@Sogekisyu01 · X

RT @Panda_51: @Col_AYABE ただ、もっとも有名な"150"という数字は霊長類の大脳新皮質の大きさと集団の大きさとの関係をみた研究に由来するそうですが、更に研究が進んだ現代の目から見ると、なぜヒトの集団のサイズを"150"としたのかの根拠が薄弱だという指摘も…

Aug 21, 2023 · 1 share · 8,221 followers View post →
眠れる森のパンダ
@Panda_51 · X

@Col_AYABE ただ、もっとも有名な"150"という数字は霊長類の大脳新皮質の大きさと集団の大きさとの関係をみた研究に由来するそうですが、更に研究が進んだ現代の目から見ると、なぜヒトの集団のサイズを"150"としたのかの根拠が薄弱だという指摘もあるそうで… https://t.co/NyhJKssvvV

Aug 20, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,137 followers View post →
海老
@evil_empire1982 · X

そういえばダンバー数が「脱構築」されたとき、ダンバー先生は激おこだったらしいな ‘Dunbar's number’ deconstructed | Biology Letters https://t.co/QsYpYOzYqU

Aug 11, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,255 followers View post →
荻上チキ/ Ogiue Chiki
@chiki.bsky.social · Bluesky

ダンバー数の「150」という数字は固定的でなく、95%信頼区間で見ても相当の幅があって、固定した数字に固執しないほうがいいし、そもそも根拠が薄いから、ダンバー数使わない方がいいよ、との厳しめの注意論文も。 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0158

Jul 5, 2023 · 7 likes · 2 shares View post →
Fernando
@fjcastillo27 · X

Acá les dejo uno de los artículos: https://t.co/MeDjdW2D4t.

Jun 17, 2023 · 1 like · 1,237 followers View post →
Terri Moore
@AquilakaHecate · X

@Flashmaggie Ah, it was 150 people. Here's a deconstruction of it: "‘Dunbar's number’ deconstructed | Biology Letters" https://t.co/Kd1wlvNwFt

Apr 23, 2023 · 1 like · 3,392 followers View post →
Stefan Schubert
@StefanFSchubert · X

@GregariousWC @cauchyfriend Dunbar's number has been criticised https://t.co/x4csqbici4 And I don't think people who think existential catastrophes are especially bad do so because of anything like Dunbar's number

Apr 8, 2023 · 1 like · 41,122 followers View post →
OJS airdot
@OJS_airdot · X

@m3r0g0s @MeghanEMurphy https://t.co/CK5NUiU5o9

Mar 23, 2023 · 63 followers View post →
鉄雲斎
@myoujinshita · X

不明にしてダンバー数という言葉自体しらなかったが、反論の論文はどうもこれみたい。 https://t.co/WocuYBVflV 『人脈の限界は本当に150人?「ダンバー数」の反証が示すこと』 https://t.co/TTOqbZOtW2

Mar 8, 2023 · 1,934 followers View post →
Aaron Arnold
@zomoskeptical · X

@robkhenderson Dunbar’s number can’t be taken seriously. https://t.co/rXqKCQcgsr

Feb 16, 2023 · 1 like · 555 followers View post →
Benjamin P Taylor (he/him)
@antlerboy · X

‘Dunbar's number’ deconstructed | Biology Letters https://t.co/NK3tZVK67u Bayesian and generalized least-squares phylogenetic methods generate approximations of average group sizes between 69–109 and 16–42, respectively. However, enormous 95% confidence intervals (4–520 and (1/2)

Feb 16, 2023 · 1 like · 8,504 followers View post →
Cameron Gallagher
@CamGallagher · X

@tinkynod @jntwyatt @JustinTrudeau You have about 150 friends. 'your experience' is not a sample size. https://t.co/5yMZL6ZhpY.

Feb 9, 2023 · 158 followers View post →
Bruno Baketarić
@__bbak · X

If Dunbar's number is a Myth, what does that mean for #SAFe? Can we simply have larger ARTs or should we even question the whole concept of forming them? https://t.co/Qx6C0Qp5rm

Feb 9, 2023 · 772 followers View post →
Benjamin P Taylor (he/him)
@antlerboy · X

informative." https://t.co/NK3tZVK67u Stay tuned for other randomly discussed #Myths we love in the world of #Agile https://t.co/9Zguc6l0TF (2/2)

Feb 9, 2023 · 1 like · 8,504 followers View post →
 Hu
@realabzhu · X

If you want a more professional explanation of this phenomenon @kiraheartx: https://t.co/lF9pIs97e7. TL;DR: don't beat yourself up over struggling to respond to everyone, as it's a phenomenon we all face, even if we don't consciously notice this or call it by its name.

Feb 7, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,251 followers View post →
Daniel Yang
@koobxwm · X

@guywasko I found this article that summarizes arguments against it, and hopes to be the nail in the coffin of Dunbar's Number! Academia—where we define what we experience, and debunk what we know! https://t.co/kU79hWXfJQ

Feb 1, 2023 · 2 likes · 3,256 followers View post →
Poker Industry News
@PokerNewswire · X

@PatFlynn @MarcusRideout you follow 16k people and "complain" about the algorithm. more people => more noise / asshoooles :) "Dunbar's number" is an interesting / relevant idea https://t.co/KSf7Wvgbbi

Dec 14, 2022 · 174 followers View post →
Psyche.EduCare
@GlennSinclair · X

RT @jposhaughnessy:

Dec 10, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,318 followers View post →
Christopher Varian
@christovari · X

RT @jposhaughnessy:

Dec 10, 2022 · 2 shares · 660 followers View post →
Jim O'Shaughnessy
@jposhaughnessy · X

Dec 10, 2022 · 16 likes · 2 shares · 188,038 followers View post →
Adam Lieziert
@ALieziert · X

@youn_legoff @persephone1988 @callanswag2 @theintuitionn @Grandma_Canada @oldmanDerby @justinemusk …and the way you get that is to decentralize power to the lowest level possible. State, city and ideally to the family and individually. You need proximity, visibility, and social ties to be accountable. Check out Dunbars number. https://t.co/e8taLUVEYV

Dec 5, 2022 · 74 followers View post →
Patrik Lindenfors
@p_lindenfors · X

Fascinated by the stats of our debunking of Dunbar's number in Biology Letters. Now over 60000 downloads in total. And the download count per month keeps increasing. Initially we had 2000 downloads per month, now >4500. https://t.co/oACvkQ1VRX @RSocPublishing @etologen https://t.co/Hdd3AzQV32

Nov 28, 2022 · 3 likes · 1,314 followers View post →
@考え中
@chocolalapin · X

RT @Astella6174: ダンパー数が統計的に裏付けられるのか調べてみたけど、ばらつきがでかすぎて「ヒトが関係を築ける人数は認知的に限度があるんや!」って結論するには程遠かったよという研究。ちなみに95%信頼区間は手法にもよるけど4人~520人とかだったらしい。http…

Nov 2, 2022 · 1 share · 244 followers View post →
おくさん/OKUSUN
@Astella6174 · X

ダンパー数が統計的に裏付けられるのか調べてみたけど、ばらつきがでかすぎて「ヒトが関係を築ける人数は認知的に限度があるんや!」って結論するには程遠かったよという研究。ちなみに95%信頼区間は手法にもよるけど4人~520人とかだったらしい。https://t.co/b5Aj4DSu3o

Nov 2, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 1,185 followers View post →
Julia Casperd
@jcasperd · X

It is intuitive that human social group size/cognitive capacity is not dictated by neocortex size. That is far too simplistic. Interesting article: ‘Dunbar's number’ deconstructed | Biology Letters https://t.co/cNNeBYPIm4

Oct 23, 2022 · 2 likes · 776 followers View post →
André
@pidgeonchest · X

@GarySidley This is hoping that a perfect player can outplay a system the is inherently broken. We need one hell of a shift in thinking and my hypothesis is that we underestimate the link between decisions being made and something akin to Dunbar's Number. https://t.co/LwnNDsTyb0.

Oct 23, 2022 · 3,500 followers View post →
myriam 
@myriam · X

Dunb & Dunbar https://t.co/p3pKUj45Il. https://t.co/Fz8mBXMlcD

Oct 22, 2022 · 1 like · 7,061 followers View post →
Chad Campsey
@ChadCampsey · X

@mileszim https://t.co/SNekist4tO.

Oct 18, 2022 · 1 like · 139 followers View post →
Er.Suresh Kumar Mishra
@Sureskumar22 · X

RT @DrVinodEndo: @poojagarg1111 A contradicting story worth reading, dear Dr. Pooja Madam: Lindenfors Patrik, Wartel Andreas, & Lind Johan,…

Oct 17, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,565 followers View post →
Ranjit singh
@Ranjitrcb11 · X

RT @DrVinodEndo: @poojagarg1111 A contradicting story worth reading, dear Dr. Pooja Madam: Lindenfors Patrik, Wartel Andreas, & Lind Johan,…

Oct 17, 2022 · 2 shares · 11 followers View post →
Vinod Abichandani
@DrVinodEndo · X

@poojagarg1111 A contradicting story worth reading, dear Dr. Pooja Madam: Lindenfors Patrik, Wartel Andreas, & Lind Johan,(2021) 'Dunbar's number' deconstructed Biol. Lett.https://t.co/lNxn6oo2wH @advEhtesham98 @misrapranab @SukumarMehta1 @Er_Riteshshelke @Sureskumar22 @swapnakusum @dr_asr

Oct 16, 2022 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 4,635 followers View post →
h
@mr_sunshine · X

RT @ffelisberti: ‘Dunbar's number’ deconstructed. It posited a limited track & stable relationships with ~150 people, but large data varia…

Sep 25, 2022 · 1 share · 3,061 followers View post →
Fatima Maria Felisberti
@ffelisberti · X

‘Dunbar's number’ deconstructed. It posited a limited track & stable relationships with ~150 people, but large data variability imply that specifying any one number is futile. A cognitive limit on human group size cannot be derived in this manner. https://t.co/yhmVD3JWaP

Sep 24, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,887 followers View post →
Keone
@KeoneChong · X

@defi_beats Dunbars Number is 150 The Avg human can’t maintain more than 150 healthy relationships. That was the premise of Path back in the day. But there’s also evidence to the contrary. https://t.co/BJrpvWuNHf

Sep 22, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,647 followers View post →
donkeyslivelong
@donkeyslivelong · X

@frecklesss09 تو این مقالهه گفته از این خبرا نیست >_< https://t.co/S4eSj6THfw.

Sep 5, 2022 · 1 like · 537 followers View post →
Dorothy Brunton
@DorothyBrunton · X

https://t.co/RiEvKNQ70O

Aug 12, 2022 · 1 like · 516 followers View post →
salem
@sunnysuguwu · X

@fedyth_ sorry if this tweet is annoying LMAO i just love science and statistics !! here’s the paper i found the numbers from https://t.co/IL9QnIZOFy

Aug 2, 2022 · 1 like · 1,177 followers View post →
Raphael Spannocchi
@raphbaph · X

Just how much junk-science went into Dunbar's number. Think measuring skull sizes: https://t.co/9qEK7UkM6y

Jul 16, 2022 · 3 likes · 1,646 followers View post →
Jacob Salazar
@JacobESalazarS · X

Dunbar's number ~150: The (proposed) number of people w/whom one can maintain stable social relationships https://t.co/xjX0c1YbSQ

Jul 10, 2022 · 1 like · 29 followers View post →
Richard Smith
@Richard56 · X

@antonella_risso It came from a friend but is a quote from Robin Dunbar, he of the number: https://t.co/HFKXwaBOIs.

Jul 5, 2022 · 2 likes · 9,023 followers View post →
normanu
@CryptoNormanu · X

@anon75374998 @0xNosedrop https://t.co/EYFV7j6RxY Doesn't mean limit doesn't exist, but Dunbar number could be larger or smaller than someone's current number of stable relationships https://t.co/hu9ua3yNT9

Jun 25, 2022 · 1 like · 1,293 followers View post →
Hannu Björkbacka
@BjorkbackaHannu · X

"Dunbar's number" deconstructed - There is no limit to human sociality https://t.co/33cX8ouc30

Jun 24, 2022 · 3,880 followers View post →
Tammy Everts
@tameverts · X

Jinx! We were literally just talking about Dunbar's number at our @SpeedCurve offsite last week. Interesting stuff: https://t.co/pbG4hdyNMs #smashingconf

Jun 22, 2022 · 3 likes · 5,939 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in this #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates https://t.co/T3dFIOek5d

May 16, 2022 · 3 likes · 38,705 followers View post →
SULTAN TARLACI
@TarlaciSultan · X

@TwitterSafety For more info, new paper https://t.co/EMET4udQr1

May 4, 2022 · 1 like · 64,114 followers View post →
F. Blake Morton
@DrBlakeMorton · X

RT @RSocPublishing: How accurate is it that humans can maintain 150 meaningful relationships? ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #Biolog…

Apr 23, 2022 · 2 shares · 544 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

How accurate is it that humans can maintain 150 meaningful relationships? ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates #CNS2022 @CNSmtg https://t.co/rB4UQiwOCy

Apr 23, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 38,705 followers View post →
Mariven
@psychiel · X

Among primates, relative neocortex size seems to be correlated with social group size. Implications not very nice for those who want to find the truth. https://t.co/RBKmSPDnxC https://t.co/Tb5FN6ctYf

Apr 21, 2022 · 1,257 followers View post →
İlkay
@Kemalistilkay · X

RT @kpaxn: Kaynaklar: “Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates”, R.I.M Dunbar https://t.co/R2oHnzzFes “Dunbar's number’ d…

Apr 17, 2022 · 1 share · 39,932 followers View post →
Raymond
@AyubiRaymond · X

RT @JeanClaudeFox2: Another nail in the coffin of Dunbar's number (for earlier nails, see pp. 314-23 of @jeremyfreese's dissertation: https…

Mar 31, 2022 · 2 shares · 61 followers View post →
Stefan Schubert
@StefanFSchubert · X

@emollick Did you see this paper by @p_lindenfors et al? https://t.co/x4csqbici4

Mar 27, 2022 · 3 likes · 41,122 followers View post →
Sebastián Muñiz
@RuaisLampSilog · X

@DemianBellido @BiotecnoBlog Vivo en un pueblo; el número se llama "Dumbar's number" porque hay estudios al respecto [1] El punto es que tu experiencia esta teñida de suposiciones, se llama "evidencia anecdótica" y no tiene validez formal. [1] https://t.co/zQELAUTTUF

Feb 26, 2022 · 146 followers View post →
Patrik Lindenfors
@p_lindenfors · X

RT @RSocPublishing: ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in this #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevoluti…

Feb 11, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,314 followers View post →
Mai Mamdouh
@neuro1313 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in this #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevoluti…

Feb 9, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,167 followers View post →
John Wilkins
@JohnWilkinspsyc · X

RT @RSocPublishing: ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in this #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevoluti…

Feb 9, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,639 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in this #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates https://t.co/cO0MbRXHYa

Feb 9, 2022 · 2 likes · 4 shares · 38,705 followers View post →
Jason Gilchrist
@jgilchrist13 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: How accurate is it that humans can maintain 150 meaningful relationships? ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #Biolog…

Dec 25, 2021 · 3 shares · 2,675 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

How accurate is it that humans can maintain 150 meaningful relationships? ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates https://t.co/TGflYEaVFD

Dec 25, 2021 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 38,705 followers View post →
Stefan Schubert
@StefanFSchubert · X

@AlesFlidr @AGamick Fwiw https://t.co/x4csqbici4

Dec 15, 2021 · 41,122 followers View post →
Mark Levels
@Mark_Levels · X

@Leolucassen Dunbar's number (150) comes to mind, but it is not without debate :). https://t.co/ejDVuleP1X

Dec 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,228 followers View post →
Kostas Palierakis
@hrational · X

@CostelloWilliam @DrThomasAG @DatingDarwin ‘Dunbar's number’ is a concept with limited theoretical foundation lacking empirical support. https://t.co/PlJWcxQZZE

Nov 24, 2021 · 1 like · 62 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates https://t.co/V0ddj8h9uS

Nov 24, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 38,705 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in #BiologyLetters paper https://t.co/Q0vr4EdFrb #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates https://t.co/zYypFRLvaV

Nov 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 38,705 followers View post →
Jach
@jachy · X

https://t.co/v1MQu21u0U

Nov 10, 2021 · 305 followers View post →
NK
@kpaxn · X

Kaynaklar: “Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates”, R.I.M Dunbar https://t.co/R2oHnzzFes “Dunbar's number’ deconstructed “, https://t.co/80YWHXMUhU Modeling Users' Activity on Twitter Networks: Validation of Dunbar's Number https://t.co/KzopKf8M1U

Aug 16, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 931 followers View post →
Khandis Blake, Ph.D.
@KhandisBlake · X

New work on Dunbar's number: Bayesian and GML phylogenetic methods generate Dunbar's numbers ranging from 69–109 and 16–42, however, enormous 95% confidence intervals (4–520 and 2–336, respectively) imply that specifying any one number is futile. https://t.co/TqjqGsoDjj

May 15, 2021 · 6 likes · 3,221 followers View post →
ml
@wishmaster_nl · X

RT @RSocPublishing: ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in new #BiologyLetters paper from @p_lindenfors https://t.co/sz74jQReEO https://t.co…

May 11, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,104 followers View post →
Aníbal M. Astobiza
@anibalmastobiza · X

RT @RSocPublishing: ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in new #BiologyLetters paper from @p_lindenfors https://t.co/sz74jQReEO https://t.co…

May 11, 2021 · 3 shares · 2,720 followers View post →
Sergi Valverde
@svalver · X

RT @RSocPublishing: ‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in new #BiologyLetters paper from @p_lindenfors https://t.co/sz74jQReEO https://t.co…

May 11, 2021 · 3 shares · 3,373 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

‘Dunbar’s number’ is deconstructed in new #BiologyLetters paper from @p_lindenfors https://t.co/sz74jQReEO https://t.co/FWu0S49cOh

May 11, 2021 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 38,705 followers View post →
Mark Rubin
@RubinPsyc · X

RT @RubinPsyc: Dunbar's number is wrong? How many social relationships can you keep track of? Dunbar (1992) suggested 150 as the upper li…

May 9, 2021 · 2 shares · 3,129 followers View post →
Patrik Lindenfors
@p_lindenfors · X

RT @RubinPsyc: Dunbar's number is wrong? How many social relationships can you keep track of? Dunbar (1992) suggested 150 as the upper li…

May 7, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,314 followers View post →
Mark Rubin
@RubinPsyc · X

Dunbar's number is wrong? How many social relationships can you keep track of? Dunbar (1992) suggested 150 as the upper limit. A new study argues that a precise cognitive limit cannot be derived. Open Access: https://t.co/eR9af28z8C https://t.co/S0sHK4SMX6

May 6, 2021 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 3,129 followers View post →
Patrik Lindenfors
@p_lindenfors · X

RT @jens2go: How many stable #social #relationships can an individual human maintain? 150 - according #DunbarsNumber. A new study (Biology…

May 6, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,314 followers View post →
Sunrise At The Sky
@SunriseAtTheSky · X

RT @jens2go: How many stable #social #relationships can an individual human maintain? 150 - according #DunbarsNumber. A new study (Biology…

May 6, 2021 · 2 shares · 365 followers View post →
Jens Notroff
@jensnotroff.com · Bluesky

dispute?

May 6, 2021 View post →
Jens Notroff
@jens2go · X

How many stable #social #relationships can an individual human maintain? 150 - according #DunbarsNumber. A new study (Biology Letters 17(5), 2021

May 6, 2021 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 18,828 followers View post →