Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/why-facebook-wont-get-you-any-more-friends A public talk on the effect of social media on our social circles with Professor Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford. © University of Aberdeen 94bdc11d-99bc-50bc-a17c-2e66b737a142 no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:08:36 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:17:13 +0000 https://www.abdn.ac.uk https://img.transistor.fm/wspNQ_2FSzXiQJRW6zZ0FiqmeKxeEQOX9_IY8dFVz7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwOTEyLzE2OTUz/OTQ4MTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg https://www.abdn.ac.uk serial University of Aberdeen A public talk on the effect of social media on our social circles with Professor Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford. A public talk on the effect of social media on our social circles with Professor Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford.. facebook, robin dunbar, lecture, 652107 University of Aberdeen No No 1 1 Why Facebook won't get you any more friends full 40e35352-7fe8-46f3-bea5-ef810cf92587 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d08990b Social media from Facebook to WhatsApp have revolutionised our social lives in less than a decade. Yet, claims to the contrary notwithstanding, they haven’t in fact increased the size of our social circles. These remain resolutely fixed at a typical value of 150 (with a range from about 100-250, reflecting the difference between introverts and extroverts). Why is this?

]]> Social media from Facebook to WhatsApp have revolutionised our social lives in less than a decade. Yet, claims to the contrary notwithstanding, they haven’t in fact increased the size of our social circles. These remain resolutely fixed at a typical value of 150 (with a range from about 100-250, reflecting the difference between introverts and extroverts). Why is this?

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