And then you force feed the STEM major antagonists the liberal arts
with incredible violence
with incredible violence
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
And then you force feed the STEM major antagonists the liberal arts
with incredible violence
with incredible violence
It's slow, but the way to stop this begins in kindergarden. STEM has to be subordinate to basic civics not to mention the arts which have gone out the window. No kid who read - and discussed in class - Johnny Tremaine in English class, "The Color Purple" would think Tuberville had a valid point.
December 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It's slow, but the way to stop this begins in kindergarden. STEM has to be subordinate to basic civics not to mention the arts which have gone out the window. No kid who read - and discussed in class - Johnny Tremaine in English class, "The Color Purple" would think Tuberville had a valid point.
Grown to realize I don’t care about stem education. I like arts I like humanities I like history, writing, culture… I respect and love creativity, passion, and enthusiasm. STEM is a means to an end
December 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Grown to realize I don’t care about stem education. I like arts I like humanities I like history, writing, culture… I respect and love creativity, passion, and enthusiasm. STEM is a means to an end
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social do you want to actually do something impressive? Find me 1,000 CA residents willing to give $15/mo to PaperBound. US manufacturing for STEM/Arts kits preferred. $60 kit, $3 software.
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#curses #breadandcircuses #onlypaperbound
lumenspero.itch.io/bread-circus...
#curses #breadandcircuses #onlypaperbound
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social do you want to actually do something impressive? Find me 1,000 CA residents willing to give $15/mo to PaperBound. US manufacturing for STEM/Arts kits preferred. $60 kit, $3 software.
lumenspero.itch.io/bread-circus...
#curses #breadandcircuses #onlypaperbound
lumenspero.itch.io/bread-circus...
#curses #breadandcircuses #onlypaperbound
When talking about all the dangers of AI, most people only go to the arts and make their points there. Almost everyone seems to forget the creativity in STEM fields, the very thing that made this tech bros rich and made AI possible. And the use of AI is killing it, any understanding at all of logic.
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
When talking about all the dangers of AI, most people only go to the arts and make their points there. Almost everyone seems to forget the creativity in STEM fields, the very thing that made this tech bros rich and made AI possible. And the use of AI is killing it, any understanding at all of logic.
the tech bros who only see value in STEM have skill issues
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
the tech bros who only see value in STEM have skill issues
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
And it doesn't even reflect which programs (arts and humanities) are budget-neutral or budget-positive and which ones cost far more money to operate than student FTEs "pay" for (STEM, Business). Just bullshit all the way down.
December 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And it doesn't even reflect which programs (arts and humanities) are budget-neutral or budget-positive and which ones cost far more money to operate than student FTEs "pay" for (STEM, Business). Just bullshit all the way down.
How is it that capitalist media maintains conflicting narratives that
all arts &humanities (and STEM) education must be shut down, pathways to career& personal growth severed—let alone jobs&dignified lives for creative people
And, having creative humans (like Gehry in this case) benefits society?
all arts &humanities (and STEM) education must be shut down, pathways to career& personal growth severed—let alone jobs&dignified lives for creative people
And, having creative humans (like Gehry in this case) benefits society?
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
How is it that capitalist media maintains conflicting narratives that
all arts &humanities (and STEM) education must be shut down, pathways to career& personal growth severed—let alone jobs&dignified lives for creative people
And, having creative humans (like Gehry in this case) benefits society?
all arts &humanities (and STEM) education must be shut down, pathways to career& personal growth severed—let alone jobs&dignified lives for creative people
And, having creative humans (like Gehry in this case) benefits society?
A lot of what we experience every day, both online and IRL, was initially designed for disabilities. “When we design for disability, we all benefit.” (Elise Roy)
(And another reason to approach STEM in a humanities/social science/arts-informed manner — better overall UX)
(And another reason to approach STEM in a humanities/social science/arts-informed manner — better overall UX)
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A lot of what we experience every day, both online and IRL, was initially designed for disabilities. “When we design for disability, we all benefit.” (Elise Roy)
(And another reason to approach STEM in a humanities/social science/arts-informed manner — better overall UX)
(And another reason to approach STEM in a humanities/social science/arts-informed manner — better overall UX)
The longer they spend in academia, the more bifurcated it becomes (STEM vs Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences). Maybe we need a catchy acronym.
December 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The longer they spend in academia, the more bifurcated it becomes (STEM vs Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences). Maybe we need a catchy acronym.
This is part of why STEM was changed to STEAM, to include the Arts, but almost everyone conveniently forgot about that 🫤.
December 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is part of why STEM was changed to STEAM, to include the Arts, but almost everyone conveniently forgot about that 🫤.
Just as the best comic writers don't just read comics, there's far too little appreciation for how humanities and broad liberal arts education develops skills, knowledge, and ways of thinking about the world that are really important for innovative thinking even in STEM careers.
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just as the best comic writers don't just read comics, there's far too little appreciation for how humanities and broad liberal arts education develops skills, knowledge, and ways of thinking about the world that are really important for innovative thinking even in STEM careers.
Kent was top in REF2021 for History. THE ranked Kent History 1st, with GPA of 3.64. Kent HEI as a whole ranked 38, with GPA 3.26.
What of environment scores? Kent's SHAPE UoAs (MP C+D) significantly outperformed STEM (MP A+B) units. History and Soc Work were 100% 4*, Law 87.5%, English 75%. 4/5
What of environment scores? Kent's SHAPE UoAs (MP C+D) significantly outperformed STEM (MP A+B) units. History and Soc Work were 100% 4*, Law 87.5%, English 75%. 4/5
December 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Kent was top in REF2021 for History. THE ranked Kent History 1st, with GPA of 3.64. Kent HEI as a whole ranked 38, with GPA 3.26.
What of environment scores? Kent's SHAPE UoAs (MP C+D) significantly outperformed STEM (MP A+B) units. History and Soc Work were 100% 4*, Law 87.5%, English 75%. 4/5
What of environment scores? Kent's SHAPE UoAs (MP C+D) significantly outperformed STEM (MP A+B) units. History and Soc Work were 100% 4*, Law 87.5%, English 75%. 4/5
Sometimes I wonder if the dumbing down of our humanities/social science education is done on purpose so people don't question what's wrong with the status quo. Growing up in Silicon Valley (San Jose) I saw an overemphasis of STEM and a condescension towards the liberal arts
December 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Sometimes I wonder if the dumbing down of our humanities/social science education is done on purpose so people don't question what's wrong with the status quo. Growing up in Silicon Valley (San Jose) I saw an overemphasis of STEM and a condescension towards the liberal arts
Oh god please don’t let Austrian scientists evaluate musical complexity. This is why STEM students need a liberal arts education. The analysis is so, so bad here. And so painfully *basic*. LZW compression for “lyrical complexity,” which just favors story songs.
Seriously what the heck, Vienna Uni?
Seriously what the heck, Vienna Uni?
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Oh god please don’t let Austrian scientists evaluate musical complexity. This is why STEM students need a liberal arts education. The analysis is so, so bad here. And so painfully *basic*. LZW compression for “lyrical complexity,” which just favors story songs.
Seriously what the heck, Vienna Uni?
Seriously what the heck, Vienna Uni?
not to soapbox but I truly believe that several decades of relentlessly pushing STEM at the expense of the arts and humanities is the root of many of our problems as a society in the US and that ghastly trailer is a very clear example of this to me.
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
not to soapbox but I truly believe that several decades of relentlessly pushing STEM at the expense of the arts and humanities is the root of many of our problems as a society in the US and that ghastly trailer is a very clear example of this to me.
Drexel after-school program integrates STEM and the arts
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/59208/
Teaching kids about the intersection of science, art and math Drexel educators and researchers launched Black Girls STEAMing…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/59208/
Teaching kids about the intersection of science, art and math Drexel educators and researchers launched Black Girls STEAMing…
Drexel after-school program integrates STEM and the arts - Pennsylvania News Beep
Teaching kids about the intersection of science, art and math
www.newsbeep.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Drexel after-school program integrates STEM and the arts
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/59208/
Teaching kids about the intersection of science, art and math Drexel educators and researchers launched Black Girls STEAMing…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/59208/
Teaching kids about the intersection of science, art and math Drexel educators and researchers launched Black Girls STEAMing…
College should make you a well-rounded person capable of critical thinking and shouldn't be a luxury. Baseline everyone-gets-a-lib-arts-degree imho instead of the cliquishness and superiority complexes a lot of STEM fields have
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
College should make you a well-rounded person capable of critical thinking and shouldn't be a luxury. Baseline everyone-gets-a-lib-arts-degree imho instead of the cliquishness and superiority complexes a lot of STEM fields have
>>>STEM folks
PhD historian, BA in liberal arts, try again
PhD historian, BA in liberal arts, try again
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
>>>STEM folks
PhD historian, BA in liberal arts, try again
PhD historian, BA in liberal arts, try again
BCYF is packed with indoor fun for December Vacation Week! ❄️💙
Movie nights, swim, arts + crafts, STEM, tournaments, holiday events, and more.
See everything happening at your local center: Boston.gov/BCYF-Registration → Special Events.
Movie nights, swim, arts + crafts, STEM, tournaments, holiday events, and more.
See everything happening at your local center: Boston.gov/BCYF-Registration → Special Events.
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
BCYF is packed with indoor fun for December Vacation Week! ❄️💙
Movie nights, swim, arts + crafts, STEM, tournaments, holiday events, and more.
See everything happening at your local center: Boston.gov/BCYF-Registration → Special Events.
Movie nights, swim, arts + crafts, STEM, tournaments, holiday events, and more.
See everything happening at your local center: Boston.gov/BCYF-Registration → Special Events.
Students, please mark your calendars now! We're hosting two Spring Career Fairs in Connelly Center's Villanova Room!
💡Liberal Arts & Business Career Fair | February 4 | 10 AM-1 PM
💡STEM Career Fair | February 4 | 3-6 PM
💡Liberal Arts & Business Career Fair | February 4 | 10 AM-1 PM
💡STEM Career Fair | February 4 | 3-6 PM
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Students, please mark your calendars now! We're hosting two Spring Career Fairs in Connelly Center's Villanova Room!
💡Liberal Arts & Business Career Fair | February 4 | 10 AM-1 PM
💡STEM Career Fair | February 4 | 3-6 PM
💡Liberal Arts & Business Career Fair | February 4 | 10 AM-1 PM
💡STEM Career Fair | February 4 | 3-6 PM
The arts were about passion, intuition, and inspiration, while STEM was about cold, clinical reason. That was NOT something I wanted to be associated with.
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The arts were about passion, intuition, and inspiration, while STEM was about cold, clinical reason. That was NOT something I wanted to be associated with.
I couldn't agree more; I teach at a small liberal arts college. I think the problem is we've built a culture and global economy in modernity that is what I think of as "STEM-fundamentalist" (or "scientistic" in late 19th cent terms) and it has had very, very negative social consequences.
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I couldn't agree more; I teach at a small liberal arts college. I think the problem is we've built a culture and global economy in modernity that is what I think of as "STEM-fundamentalist" (or "scientistic" in late 19th cent terms) and it has had very, very negative social consequences.
A wider issue is also that we have a political environment which sees STEM subjects as more useful and purposeful than the liberal arts, and prioritises public money for these at the expense of supporting access to them for poorer kids.
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A wider issue is also that we have a political environment which sees STEM subjects as more useful and purposeful than the liberal arts, and prioritises public money for these at the expense of supporting access to them for poorer kids.
Turns out the world would be a lot better with a little less STEM and a little more Arts.
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Turns out the world would be a lot better with a little less STEM and a little more Arts.