I knew someone who believed in that. Morphogenetic fields, he called it. Something about tribes living close to each other, but with no contact, inventing the

I knew someone who believed in that. Morphogenetic fields, he called it. 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.