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Quotation of the Day for May 2, 2014"But the world's problems are never tidily confined to the laboratory or spreadsheet. From climate change to poverty to disease, the challenges of our age are unwaveringly human in nature and scale, and engineering and science issues are always embedded in broader human realities, from deeply felt cultural traditions to building codes to political tensions. So our students also need an in-depth understanding of human complexities -- the political, cultural, and economic realities that shape our existence -- as well as fluency in the powerful forms of thinking and creativity cultivated by the humanities, arts, and social sciences." - Deborah K. Fitzgerald, dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. [http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/04/30/mit-humanities-are-just-important-stem/ZOArg1PgEFy2wm4ptue56I/story.html] Submitted by: Terry Labach May 2, 2014  |
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