Psychology Today | 28.02.2026 01:57
If you have ever marveled at a murmuration of starlings or the harmonious motions of a school of fish, you may have wondered how these species achieve such communion of action. Apparently, even the biologists who study such questions are still wondering. By what instinct can thousands of birds fly as a coherent unit? They don’t need to practice for hours, days, and weeks on end, like our marching bands. And yet, we humans might also have some instinct for harmony.
