This week on Unexplainable, we dive into an argument that made me question everything I thought I knew about instinct. Mark Hasenfeld: How real and how important is this idea of instinct? And if that's not where these incredible behaviors come from, how do animals know what to do?
How do animals know how to do things like spin a web or build a dam? A neuroscientist argues it's not “instinct.” Something bigger is going on.
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