Robin I.M. Dunbar

Robin I.M. Dunbar is a renowned British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist, celebrated for his pioneering work on social networks and evolutionary biology. Born in 1947, Dunbar is best known for formulating "Dunbar's Number," which suggests a cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. He serves as an Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford. Dunbar's prolific research encompasses social bonding, the evolution of human behavior, and primate social structures. His influential publications have greatly contributed to our understanding of human and primate social evolution.