This is a phenomenon known as convergent evolution.

这就是所谓的趋同进化现象。

But for bigger, more complex problems, convergent thinking may be too limited.

但对于大、复杂的问题，敛能太有限。

While convergent knowledge is based on prior knowledge, divergent thinking is based on imagination.

敛性知识建立在先验知识的基础上，而发散性则建立在想象力的基础上。

Note that it is not to say convergent thinking is always bad.

请注意，这并不是说敛总是不好的。

In fact, convergent thinking works great in combination with divergent thinking.

事上，敛与发散相结合非常有效。

Convergent thinking is measured by IQ tests, and it involves solving well-defined, rational problems that have one correct answer.

趋同由智商测试来衡量，涉及的是解决定义清楚、有唯一正确答案的理性问题。

Focus is more conducive to convergent thinking.

有利于合。

So that's just one example of convergent thinking.

这只是合的一个例子。

Scientists call this phenomenon convergent evolution.

科学家称这种现象为趋同进化。

Here are some great examples of convergent evolution.

以下是趋同进化的一些很好的例子。

Wings are an excellent example of convergent evolution.

翅膀是趋同进化的一个很好的例子。

Well, it goes back to the idea of convergent evolution.

嗯，它以追溯到 趋同进化的想法。

According to the reading, convergent evolution is when animals living far apart from each other evolve the same features or characteristics.

根据这篇文章，趋同进化是指生活在彼此相距甚远的动物进化出相同的特性或特征。

And the reason why is because we discovered that songbirds and humans have what we called convergent brain pathways and genes.

我们发现，鸣禽和人类的脑回路和基因都是敛型的。

This type of thinking—called convergent thinking—works great when the problem we want to solve is clear and requires a reasonable solution.

当我们想要解决的问题很清楚并且需要合理的解决方案时，这种类型的——称为敛考——非常有效。

Well, it goes back to the  idea of convergent evolution.

嗯，这以追溯到趋同进化的想法。

Their  body was remarkably similar to the fossa, but this is just a case of convergent evolution.

它们的身体与窝非常相似，但这只是趋同进化的一个案例。

Convergent evolution is an interesting process that happens when animals are under similar selective pressures.

趋同进化是一个有趣的过程，当动物处于相似的选择压力下时就会发生。

Sometimes we can recognize convergent features easily if we look carefully at the anatomy.

如果我们仔细观察解剖结构，有时我们以很容易地识别会特征。

The sale of Spinosaurus and Oranosaurus is something called a convergent feature rather than a shared, derived character.

棘龙和冠龙的出售是一种被称为趋同特征的东西，而不是共享的衍生特征。