Daily Archives: July 27, 2005

Rule of 150 and Forensics

What I’ve read really does apply to real life! I was talking to Alaena today and she mentioned how forensics had gotten more clique-ish. Something clicked in my head. I asked her how many people were in it. She told me around 200, but before there was around 100.

When I read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, I came upon the Rule of 150. Apparently, when a group size becomes over 150, humans have a harder time interacting with people. The group breaks down. This website explains the Rule of 150 better than I can.

Ain’t it obvious? This was a real life application of the Rule of 150. What I’m really excited about is that something I read came in handy. I wonder how I’ll be able to apply all the other wonderful books I’ve read.