The Fuzzy And The Techie: The Built For This Podcast Ep. #07

About this episode

A discussion on the importance of integrating liberal arts with STEM education featuring Dr. Steve Mason and Scott Hartley.

Welcome to a conversation that gets at the heart of true polytechnic education: The liberal arts need STEM as much as STEM programs need the liberal arts. The Christian Polytechnic University is called to embody this balanced truth. We know it. We live it. And our guest today gets it. Join us for a conversation between Dr. Steve Mason, President of LeTourneau University, and New York Times best-selling author Scott Hartley. His 2017 book, The Fuzzy and the Techie, speaks to the reasons why broad based Liberal Arts education actually prepares us better for a machine-led world than STEM alone. And his work often involves helping colleges & universities design educational programs that blend the humanities and technology. Get ready to learn more about why, well, we’re built for this.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Mason

Guests: Scott Hartley, Dr Steve Mason

Topics covered

• polytechnic education
• liberal arts
• STEM
• machine-led world
• educational programs

Keywords

• Christian Polytechnic University
• The Fuzzy and the Techie
• New York Times best-selling author

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Fuzzy and the Techie

Books & works: The Fuzzy And The Techie

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