STEM
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Masad: Liberal arts education will become more valuable in the AI future
“I don't think they're mutually exclusive, but I do think that the liberal arts will become more valuable.”
Gurley: 35% of Chinese university grads study STEM versus under 10% in US
“The number of graduates in China's University system that are STEM is 35%, and that number is below 10 in the US.”
Lonsdale: The smartest STEM minds are at companies, not universities
“But you also, I think for the smartest people in the world in the STEM, My impression is a lot of those are in the companies now. So you have to work with the companies if you want to do well.”
Unlike the US, other countries tweak digital algorithms to promote STEM
“You know, other countries, however, tweak their algorithms to make sure that STEM is, you know at the top of people's minds, but not for us, unfortunately.”
Horowitz: Higher Share of Women Enter STEM in Kazakhstan Than Sweden
“Way more women go into STEM in like Kazakhstan than in Sweden.”
Bagaria: All-girls school graduates perform better in STEM than co-ed graduates
“In fact, there's also studies that show that girls who graduate from girls' schools, they end up doing better in STEM than girls who graduate from co-ed schools.”
Studia partnered with North American universities and lenders for STEM degrees
“What we did is partner with a lot of universities in the US and Canada and partnering with a couple of financial institutions that were going, going to help through student loans for these students from Africa and some countries in Asia to pursue their master'…”
Ganguly: Spatial reasoning is top predictor of STEM success
“I discovered that the top indicators of success in post-secondary STEM is number one, your ability to think spatially.”