Sunday Pick: How many friends do I need?

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🗓️ 1 December 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Each Sunday, TED shares an episode of another podcast we think you'll love, handpicked for you… by us. How many relationships should we maintain, and what are the different kinds of friendships we need anyway? In this episode of Am I Normal?, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, data scientist Mona Chalabi asks evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar what he's learned from been studying social relationships for 50 years. Then, Mona maps out her own relationships against the averages -- and invites you to do the same.

You can find the full text transcript along with studies cited in this episode at go.ted.com/AIN2.

Special thanks to guest Robin Dunbar for lending his expertise.

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0:00.0	TED Audio Collective
0:02.3	Hey Ted Talks daily listeners, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:12.1	Today we have an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective handpicked by us for you.
0:17.5	We all wonder if we're doing things right.
0:20.0	Do I have enough friends? Should it take me
0:22.4	this long to get over my ex? Should I move or stay where I am? Am I Normal is here to answer those
0:28.4	burning questions. Host Mona Chalaby is an endlessly curious data journalist and she's ready to
0:34.1	dive into the numbers. Mona's also consulting experts, strangers, and even her mom to fill in the gaps.
0:41.2	The answers might surprise you and make you ask, does normal even exist?
0:45.0	To find out if you're normal, find Am I Normal wherever you get your podcasts?
0:49.9	Now on to the episode, right after a quick break.
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1:36.2	The closest thing I have to a fun day out these days is going to look at curtain fabric with my mum.
1:40.0	I am Mane's mom.
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