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The Fuzzy and the Techie

Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World
Nov 05, 2017tjdickey rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Hartley gives a view between a political science and business perspective on why deep thinking from the liberal arts (even if "fuzzy") often offers better solutions to technology problems, innovation, and even management than sheer "techie" skills. Throughout, the author takes both very current research and a plethora of real-life examples to debunk what may be a "faux dichotomy" between techies and those from the traditional liberal arts (including, of course, programs in physics and other sciences) and the social sciences. He details how skills of deep inquiry and explaining the human condition - *together with* coding skills - can offer the most innovative solutions for human-computer interaction, and website design, and pioneering services, and solving global issues, and humanizing big data, and filling the jobs of the future.