Comment Re:False dichotomy (Score 1) 397
The kind of thinking that leads people to write this kind of story is bizarre to me. It seems that some believe that you simply cannot do anything without having a college degree in that subject. I know many STEM professionals who practice art, be it drawing, writing, recording and performing music, and so forth. I know many more STEM professionals who enjoy the art produced by others who create such things. One does not have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to attend college to enjoy picking up a guitar and playing with the band.
Another point that the article rails on is this idea of liberal arts degrees being necessary for "clear thinking". This is ludicrous in that STEM fields are ones in which ambiguity is typically unacceptable! Clear, concise thoughts are the bread and butter of STEM, so much so that many occupations require that the thoughts are so clear and unambiguous that they may be interpreted by a computer system.
Another point that the article rails on is this idea of liberal arts degrees being necessary for "clear thinking". This is ludicrous in that STEM fields are ones in which ambiguity is typically unacceptable! Clear, concise thoughts are the bread and butter of STEM, so much so that many occupations require that the thoughts are so clear and unambiguous that they may be interpreted by a computer system.