 Science is socially and culturally embedded

Politics, economics, religion will affect scientific knowledge. So science

will be influenced by society and culture like way of length measurement
is different in different ages.

 Scientific knowledge is based on prior understanding of other concepts

and theories, the observation is interpreted.
Originally, length measurement is based on body part like ‘cubit’. Later
on, it is based on body part like ‘yardstick’. In modern times, it is based
on laser

 Science is affected by the technology and the types of equipment

available overtime.
Different ages would have different technology and materials. In the
past, length measurement would be based on ‘cubit’. Later, it is based
on the ‘yardstick’. In the 19 th century, with the advanced technology,
length measurement would be based on laser.

 Science is both collaborative and competitive by nature among

scientists.
Competition encourages people to work harder for first delivery.
Whereas collaboration is good for scientific progress. Like length
measurement , without more people involvement, it would not be
successful