HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES ONE PERSON NEED?: DUNBAR’S NUMBER AND OTHER EVOLUTIONARY QUIRKS
Book ID/图书代码： 04560009B34224
English Summary/英文概要： 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 should you suspect someone who has more than 150 friends on Facebook? In HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES ONE PERSON NEED?, Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the groundbreaking experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever.
We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives – from why we kiss to how religious we are. Dunbar explains phenomena such as why ‘Dunbar’s Number’ (150) is the maximum number of acquaintances you can have, why all babies are born premature and the science behind lonely hearts columns. Stimulating, provocative and highly enjoyable, this fascinating book is essential for understanding why humans behave as they do – what it is to be human.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 從進化人類學的觀點來看… ㄧ個人ㄧ生需要或…「最多」能夠擁有多少朋友？答案會讓你對facebook上朋友數超過150的人開始產生懷疑?
為什麼你該對Fb 上朋友數超過150位的人感到懷疑? 因為從演化的角度來看，150已經是你能夠達到的極大值，但為什麼是150不是250,350…？
從接吻到宗教信仰的虔誠度，我們每日生活其實透露著我們─身為人類ㄧ份子的「演化」足跡。數百萬年的演化過程或許聽來遙不可及，但正是這悠遠的過往形塑了我們在日常生活中的各種行為。
Dunbar藉由進化生物學家經歷的劃時代實驗得出的全新結論，對人類當前的種種行為提出解釋，讀來不僅兼具啟發性與趣味性，更是了解人類行為何以其所然，知其所以然的必讀書目。(KC)
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‘Writing that is dizzyingly multi-disciplinary but shows great generosity to the ordinary reader.’---衛 報
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About the Author/作者介绍： Robin Dunbar目前是牛津大学人类进化学的教授，以及莫德林学院的研究员。他主要研究的课题是社会的演变。他在1998年被选为英国科学院院士。他的著作包括《科学与麻烦》（1995），《疏导》和《流言与语言的发展》。他的最新作品《人类的故事》（2004）被《星期日泰晤士报》评价为“最新的研究和理论代表”，被《新科学家》评价为“简单精炼且颇具挑战性”。
Robin Dunbar is currently Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford 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 (1995), ‘an eloquent riposte to the anti-science lobby’ (Sunday Times), and Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language. His most recent book, The Human Story (2004), was described as ‘fizzing with recent research and new theories’ in the Sunday Times and ‘punchy and provocative’ by the New Scientist.
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