This is a phenomenon known as convergent evolution.

这就是所谓的趋同进化现象。

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

聚敛性建立在先的基础上，而发散性思维则建立在想象力的基础上。

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

但对于更大、更复杂的问题，聚敛思维可能太有限。

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

事实上，聚敛思维与发散思维相结合非常有效。

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

请注意，这并是说聚敛思维总是好的。

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

趋同思维由智商测试来衡量，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.

聚焦更有利于聚合思维。

So that's just one example of convergent thinking.

这只是聚合思维的一个例子。

Scientists call this phenomenon convergent evolution.

科学家称这种现象为趋同进化。

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

嗯，这可以追溯到趋同进化的想法。

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，它可以追溯到 趋同进化的想法。

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聚敛型的。

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。

Surcharge loading will induce ground settlement, uneven longitudinal tunnel settlement and convergent deformation.

附加荷载会诱发地面沉降、均匀纵向隧道沉降和收敛变形。

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，这种类型的思维——称为聚敛思考——非常有效。

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。

Bipedalism has evolved separately in humans and birds, so it is convergent trait.

双足行走在人类和鸟类中分别进化，因此它是趋同性状。

And therefore, we know that dental batteries evolved independently in hadrosaurs and ceratopsians, a great example of convergent evolution.

因此，我们道牙科电池在鸭嘴龙和角龙中独立进化，这是趋同进化的一个很好的例子。

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，有时我们可以很容易地别会聚特征。