tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post3201848179108180371..comments2024-03-26T04:38:44.333-03:00Comments on Ecological Sociology: Island Time, the Resilience Alliance and Scientific ChangeGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594415948430315779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post-7205730237983857012012-05-02T16:02:02.645-03:002012-05-02T16:02:02.645-03:00Sure, there is a limit. But humans are way better ...Sure, there is a limit. But humans are way better at bonding with larger numbers than any other primate. Indeed Robin Dunbar's social brain hypothesis marshals a variety of interesting data suggesting that language evolved as a mechanism to facilitate bonding among larger groups. Other social primates bond by touch -- picking nits out of each others hair, etc. -- which limits the group size because they have to spend time with each individual in the group one at a time. Language, Dunbar notes, allows humans to bond with multiple individuals at the same time and, hence, facilitates a larger group. <br /><br />That said, the 150 limit on close relations corresponds well with evidence about the size of those early hominid groups.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594415948430315779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post-4784827672390066782012-04-26T03:35:31.980-03:002012-04-26T03:35:31.980-03:00To preserve intimacy when you have 50 members in y...To preserve intimacy when you have 50 members in your organization can be really difficult. This problem arises in every scientific community or company. Recently I have read interesting research that said that any person can maintain close personal relations with no more than 150 people. Our brain is simply not capable to remember more.Jay Bankshttp://jaybanks.canoreply@blogger.com