Book · 2022 · Family & Relationships
Friends
Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships
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I've got I I need to bring this up so in in a robin dunbar's book friends which came out maybe 18 months ago he's got this phenomenal study.
Jonathan Haidt · Modern Wisdom · Apr 2024 Listen at 52:14 What they say about it
- Discusses book contents“there was a study done”4
The best things said about it
One of my favorite insights about blading is from Robin Dunbar, and he has this book called Friends.
Did you see in Friends by Robin Dunbar there was a study done on the angle that men stand facing each other and the women stand facing each other?
Did I read in your new book Friends which we're going to talk about another time that the speed that you rub somebody with needs to be slower than one and a half inches per second?
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Sep 2022 4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Friends by Robin Dunbar is an exploration of human relationships and the evolutionary mechanics that govern our social circles. The book was frequently mentioned on Modern Wisdom, where host Chris Williamson and various guests discussed its insights. Chase Hughes recommended the work on Modern Wisdom to illustrate social body language differences between men and women, noting a specific party trick involving the angle of people's feet during conversations. Jonathan Haidt brought up the book on the same podcast to discuss a study on body angles and positioning during interactions. Chris Williamson also mentioned the title multiple times across episodes, such as when he spoke with Paul Bloom about a vestigial primate stroke response, asked Sonja Lyubomirsky about friendship circles, and questioned Robin Dunbar himself regarding grooming speeds and endorphin responses during an episode focused on the evolutionary psychology of love. Additionally, Dr. Jaimie Krems appeared on the podcast and noted that she not only read the book but actually appeared in it, as Dunbar was her former advisor, further contributing to the discussions about communication angles between genders.
Every mention
Chase Hughes One of my favorite insights about blading is from Robin Dunbar, and he has this book called Friends. A cool… 1
“One of my favorite insights about blading is from Robin Dunbar, and he has this book called Friends. A cool thing that you can do the next time that you're a party is look at the angle of the feet of men talking to each other and of women talking to each other.”
Chris Williamson did i read in your new book friends which we're going to talk about another time that the speed that you ru… 3
“Did you read uh friends by Robin Dunbar?”
“friends I did this book friends really great”
“did i read in your new book friends which we're going to talk about another time that the speed that you rub somebody with needs to be slower than one and a half inches per second”
Dr Jaimie Krems did you see in Friends by Robin Dunbar there was a study done on the angle that men stand facing each other… 1
“did you see in Friends by Robin Dunbar there was a study done on the angle that men stand facing each other and the women stand facing each other did you see this no I read that book too I I sent it to my parents because I'm in it”
Jonathan Haidt I've got I I need to bring this up so in in a robin dunbar's book friends which came out maybe 18 months ag… 1
“I've got I I need to bring this up so in in a robin dunbar's book friends which came out maybe 18 months ago he's got this phenomenal study”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“a lot of people go hey like Ross on Friends what's Ross on oh Ross”