Correction to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00634-4, published online 04 November 2020

The original paper contained some typographical errors that have now been corrected as follows:

  1. 1.

    In footnote 6, the original read: “This problematic practice is likelycorroborated [sic] further if cultural linkage is at play and not taken into account”. This now reads: “This problematic practice is aggravated further if cultural linkage is at play and not taken into account”.

  2. 2.

    In this sentence: “The content properties of a cultural trait influences the likelihood that trait will culturally spread”, a “that” was wrongly omitted. This now reads: “The content properties of a cultural trait influences the likelihood that that trait will culturally spread”.

  3. 3.

    In footnote 1, the original read: “This three-part partition is not watertight and serve mostly heuristic purposes for the present discussion”. This now reads: “This three-part partition is not watertight and serves mostly heuristic purposes for the present discussion”.

  4. 4.

    The location of footnote 6 has now been moved to the end of a sentence for clarity.