> What is not seen is the vast sea of English majors not going down that path, but rather ending up in a career that is far less challenging. It's almost like

> What is not seen is the vast sea of English majors not going down that path, but rather ending up in a career that is far less challenging. It's almost like they went to school for something completely different ;) I don't see why selection bias matters though, as it's not terribly relevant to the author's point that humanities students bring a different/valuable perspective to the table and shouldn't be written off as technical hires. To me, the real goal should be encouraging students from both STEM and humanities backgrounds to learn from each other and cross streams a bit. No more Physics for Poets or Shakespeare for sysadmins.