The Anatomy of Friendship with Robin Dunbar - how does your brain create friendships for you ?

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THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER | 6-7pm BST | 1-2pm EDT | ON-DEMAND   Friendship is the single most important thing that affects our psychological and our physical health and wellbeing – and one of the most complex. The demands that maintaining our relationships with other people makes on the brain’s computing power is so great that the number of friends we can have at any one time is limited to around 150. That number is otherwise known as Dunbar’s number, and there is no better guide to the intricacies of friendship than the person it is named after, evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar. Join him as he explains how our brain creates friendships for us – and how to make that work for you. FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW ALSO IN THE NEW SCIENTIST BIG THINKERS SERIES Renowned for their bold vision and daring ideas, the greatest minds in science today discuss their transformative research.  Save £50 on a series ticket.  Including nine on-demand talks available now New Science of Consciousness with Anil Seth The Science of Can and Can't with Chiara Marletto A 500-Year Plan for Humans Beyond Earth with Christopher Mason FIND OUT MORE The End of Ageing with Aubrey de Grey The Search for Extraterrestrial Life with Avi Loeb Quantum Computing with Michelle Simmons and John Martinis FIND OUT MORE The Handshake: An Anthropologist’s Guide with Ella Al-Shamahi Origins of Life with Sean B Carroll Artificial Intelligence with Susan Schneider FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW Facebook Twitter Instagram This email has been sent to submitpostforlive@gmail.com UNSUBSCRIBE from the New Scientist Events emails   MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT to select which emails you receive PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US   Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.   We and our third party service providers may use cookies and other web technologies in conjunction with this email. These technologies are used to understand activity with this email and on certain portions of our website. This enables us to improve our site, your experience on our site, and the offerings that we may provide to you. If you do not want these technologies placed on your device, please opt-out of receiving emails from us. Copyright New Scientist Registered Office: New Scientist, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London, W8 5TT Registered in England under Company No. 10644366 Australian mailing address: PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia Registered in Australia under ABN 22 621 413 170