Ascientist’s curiosity is a legitimate driving force of scientific endeavor. true or false

It is true that scientific endeavor is driven by both curiosity and society demands. Advances in science are often driven by societal demands.

Many archeologists and anthropologists disagree with dr. thorne's view.  thorne strongly believes that what many calls "homo erectus"  was in fact  homo sapiens,  and that they migrated out of africa almost 2 million years ago and dispersed throughout europe and asia. that's way different  from what scientists have always believed about the evolution of the species.