"Make it bigger" and "do it better" are two very different concepts, and when mapped against political landscape, the best STEM programs map strongly toward staunchly liberal states (and where divergent, like Georgia, Florida, and Texas, are still bastions of minority opinion).

It would appear to me that the problem for modern conservatism isn't liberal arts, it's education in general.

As for gearing higher education toward feeding the workforce rather than enriching society as a whole, let me just say kiss my STEM degree-bearing ass.

Is this a game or a career?

Would it not make more sense to introduce complex subjects *before* hormones begin to dominate behavioral decisions? Algebra 1 is no more complex than reading -- a small set of operational vocabulary, some common syntactical elements, and the grammar of functions - and yet we jump only into reading as soon as we enter primary school.

This is stupid without needing to make it political and reeks of decision by untrained committee. I mean, JFC, the article shares the architect's decision flowchart drawn in marker.

That said, I really like the idea for cross-disciplinary lessons to emphasize real-world math usage and diversified contributors. You're not going to increase non-traditional applicants in STEM if you don't demonstrate a non-homogenous applicability.

Ugly, generic logo - check.
Vague, poorly defined purpose - check.
Superlatives and aggrandizement - check.
Pitch for help disguised as chance at making a meaningful contribution to ... something? - check.

I imagine they even went the extra mile and paid an order of magnitude more for marketing than r&d.

I must say one of the greatest events in middle-era Internet history was when Lowtax chose to get himself publicly beat up by Uwe Boll. Also, that logo was and still is a graphic-design masterpiece.

I completely agree and will fight to the death for others to share the truth of bleach plus ammonia cures for the common cold -- something Big Hospital and their social media spin doctors do their damnedest to repress. Come on people -- we treat our drinking water with chloramine gases but we can't drink them? Do your research!

I'm now picturing someone trying to shave with the wrong end of a razor ...

"Plus five, insightful." Ye gods, the future looks bright.