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  • Do We Have An Innate Love Of Nature?

    CARLY STAROBIN, Bay Journal News Service|Oct 28, 2021

    Have you ever wondered why so many people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by turning to the great outdoors — hiking, biking, gardening, fishing, etc.? To be sure, it’s partly a matter of common sense: Being out in the open air, away from other people, is safer during a pandemic. But could it also be a matter of innate human behavior? Could it be that we are instinctively drawn to nature, or are at least somehow instinctively more at ease when surrounded by it? I think so, and I think that fits neatly into what is known as the “bi...