Intellectuals reinventing the wheel again..... The synopsis is just as the title states; this study via ASU, states that most technology that makes a difference, comes by way of humans slowly improving the tech through subsequent generations, and that the ideas can come from anyone.

It's true! It's always good to listen to the next guy's ideas. A part from that though, I have to wonder about any correlation with 'divinity' of any sort, or higher intelligence in some manner giving technological advancements to us; I'm thinking Nicolas Tesla, and his claims......