Can we really trust STEM to save our economy and our environment, if the driving force behind it is coming from established companies like Chevron? Yes, we need students who are strong in the 'hard' sciences, but we also need students who are equally strong in innovative, creative thinking, and morality. We need people to scrutinize the establishment, not just operate it.
At present, STEM professions fit snugly into the capitalist paradigm, but that paradigm is broken. The economic problems we're seeing won't be solved by throwing more engineers into the system. Infinite growth does not work in a consumer economy, especially in a world with finite resources and a large population. Climate change, recession--these are signs that capitalism is failing us--that we've pushed too far and the system is pushing back. So let's make sure that our engineers and scientists and computer programmers can think for themselves, and make decisions that aren't driven by short term profit.
To balance STEM, I say we need PAMPHLET
Politics Art Music Philosophy History Literature Economics Theatre
Let's build a new paradigm!
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