Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by Robin I.M. Dunbar

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language

Robin I.M. Dunbar

242 pages first pub 1997 (view editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about what gossip has done for our talkative species. Psychologist Robin Dunbar looks at gossip as an instru...

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