> > As a bonus, the STEM way of thinking is very useful for an honest societal debate. > What about philosophy, sociology, and liberal arts? That 'way of thin

> > As a bonus, the STEM way of thinking is very useful for an honest societal debate. > What about philosophy, sociology, and liberal arts? That 'way of thinking' originated in Philosophy (and much of what we call STEM today was originally termed Natural Philosophy), and Sociology does in fact fall into the 'Science' bucket. As for the arts, I personally prefer the STEAM acronym in order to include it.