WTF? I'm as game as the next privileged anti-establishment dilettante to point fingers and laugh at University establishment, but did these guys even do a Wiki

WTF? I'm as game as the next privileged anti-establishment dilettante to point fingers and laugh at University establishment, but did these guys even do a Wikipedia search of the "ridiculous" courses they dug up? Statistics? Organic population growth? Topology?? Yeah, complete fluff topics. Morons. And the other "fluff" courses they cite are largely liberal arts courses that focus on the role of mathematics in their discipline - one on mathematics in theatre, one on getting a grasp on the math referenced by a particular author, etc. It's entirely healthy and reasonable for liberal arts disciplines to examine the role of science and math in art, history and culture.