The purpose of the looking at the future...is to disturb the present!

Gaston Berger (1896-1960), francuski futurolog

This Famous Physics Experiment Shows Why the Government Should Support ‘Useless’ Science

Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.
Link :
https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-government-should-support-useless-science/