Room for One More? Dunbar’s Number and Social Media

If you are not familiar with Dunbar’s Number, let me explain it before we get going here. Dunbar’s Number, also referred to as the Cortex Ratio, is the brainchild concept coined by Robin Dunbar in 1992.  Dunbar is currently the professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University.  He claims that human’s brains are only capable of managing a network of 150 people.

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Room for One More? Dunbar’s Number and Social Media

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Michael Lovitch ~ Exploring the Mind is really all about the Brain Candy. So Just what in the World is Brain Candy?Definition: Brain Candy (breyn kan-dee) Noun. Nuggets of information that challenge the mind to the point of addiction… The stuff that makes the curious mind go nuts…but in a good way.

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