Animal tech

I was simply blown away by an awesome article in the New Yorker on how animals (e.g. birds, fish) navigate. The summary is that (some) animals have such great “tech” built in that they can perform seemingly miraculous feats of navigation.

You can cover a rock lobster’s eyes, put it in an opaque container filled with seawater from its native environment, line the container with magnets suspended from strings so they swing in all directions, put the container in a truck, drive the truck in circles on the way to a boat, steer the boat in circles on the way to a distant location, drop the lobster back in the water, and—voilà—it will strike off confidently in the direction of home.

This is what good writing should be. Pleasure to read (and be inspired).