What Is STEM, Anyway?

Oct 06, 2010

Natalie Angier at the New York Times wonders whether the focus on STEM education is helpful, and whether the acronym is obscuring the goal of a comprehensive science education. The Broad's Eric Lander tells her that when he first heard the term, he was confused. "I thought, stem education? What about flower education?" he say.

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