Something about tribes living close to each other, but with no contact, inventing the same stuff. After the first one got a tech, the others would also invent it, but faster.

Seemed a bit far fetched to me. Like, they are living in similar conditions, so it seems reasonable that each of them develops similar tech.

That sounds interesting. Like an accidental combination of movie + song + recent news that gives useful insights in some area.

With today's digital tracking, I wonder if we can quantify it: "X% of programming language creators read both Asimov and Terry Pratchett in non-English speaking countries".

> For example rats who master a maze in one part of the world make it easier for unrelated rats anywhere in the world to master the same maze pattern — it’s as if the learned skill/idea is “broadcast” to all rat brains.

Oh, you were being literal. That's deep into pseudoscience territory. What's the proposed mechanism for this "broadcast"?

Regardless I don't know how you'd prove this to everyone's satisfaction, it seems real easy to game/cheat.

Or quantum spooky action at a distance?