In class video: https://www.pbs.org/video/bird-brain-xgnj3x/ (Links to an external site.) (Bird Brain Nova season 44 episode 20) Thought piece due: The controversy regarding learning vs innate ideas addressed by Gould and Marler.. showing that what one learns is dependent on evolutionary history.. and then within evolved systems adjust to the specific conditions of a specific organisms life/experience. This thought piece should demonstrate understanding of this unification. -As always, your thought piece should be.. your thoughts. Please summarize the material as needed but focus on your own ideas and questions when possible. Incorporate material from videos when appropriate. And so on. Be as creative as you like. Required reading: Learning by Instinct. James Gould and Peter Marler 1987. Scientific American
