I think it's extremely useful, if for no other reason than as a data scientist you're going to be dealing with CS types and having some common vocabulary and ex

I think it's extremely useful, if for no other reason than as a data scientist you're going to be dealing with CS types and having some common vocabulary and experience will smooth the relationship. Of course, I also think a data scientist (and most other people) should take some courses in ethics and philosophy, and lots of people think that's bunk, so YMMV.