Robin Dunbar

A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologist. When did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has it endured? Every society in the history of humanity has lived with religion. In How Religion Evolved, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar tracks its origins back to...

‘Fascinating... In essence, the number and quality of our friendships may have a bigger influence on our happiness, health and mortality risk than anything else in life save for giving up smoking’ Guardian, Book of the Day Friends matter to us, and they matter more than we think. The single most surprising fact to emerge out of the medical literature...

When and how did the brains of our hominin ancestors become human minds? When and why did our capacity for language, art, music, and dance evolve? It is the contention of this pathbreaking and provocative book that it was the need for early humans to live in ever-larger social groups, and to maintain social relations over ever-greater distances—the ability to...

Experts in psychology and strategic leadership reveal how to build teams that really work. 'A remarkable and important book . . . a highly accessible, timely and invaluable guide to anybody working in groups.' Prof Paul Gilbert OBE How can we work more successfully with others? How can we form better relationships and build trust? How do we create great,...