Title: How is science able to benefit society? - Quora
Headings: How is science able to benefit society?
How is science able to benefit society?
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Content: Countries like the United States have sophisticated systems of scientific research funding, primarily funneled through the Pentagon system in the name of national defense. These discoveries are then used by the defense contractors to develop new technologies that eventually end up in consumer products for people. The technological advances translate into higher productivity and comfort for people which is one way we measure wealth. So wealth creation often has its genesis in scientific research. Mark Dunn
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Originally Answered: Why is science important to society? We choose for it to be. Humans have been meeting their fundamental and more complex or abstract needs quite adequately since prehistory. Science is about cultural aesthetics, not human efficacy. It is a tool, and a way of perceiving the natural world.