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The evenness with which people called their closest friends decreased dramatically into old age: by age seventy, the great majority of calls were concentrated on just half a dozen people, with other people being called only very, very occasionally, whereas earlier in life calls were distributed more evenly across the individual’s social network.

Our global success is due, at least in part, to a specific evolutionary trait: the ability to share attention with others.

On appelle parfois ce principe « loi de Price », en hommage à Derek J. de Solla Price13, le chercheur qui a découvert son application scientifique en 1963.

One of the key features that has helped all the nonhuman ultra-socials to cross over appears to be the need to defend a shared nest. The biologists Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson summarize the recent finding that ultrasociality (also called “eusociality”)45 is found among a few species of shrimp, aphids, thrips, and beetles, as well as among

standard psychological Attachment Scale that measures your social style

When two males are contesting the alpha position, they usually do so by forming extensive coalitions of supporters, both male and female, from within the group. Ties between coalition members are based on intimate daily contact – hugging, touching, kissing, grooming and mutual favours. Just as human politicians on election campaigns go around

female mammals, and primates in particular, being able to work effectively in a social environment is much more important for their reproductive success than anything