Universities and their students are constantly being encouraged to produce more graduates majoring in STEM fields -- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. That's the kind of training that will get you a rewarding job, students are told, while at the policy level it is emphasized how STEM workers are needed to drive innovation and growth. In his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo206855230.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wasted Education</a>, sociologist John Skrentny points out that the post-graduation trajectories of STEM graduates are more likely to involve being chewed up and spit out by the tech economy than to end up with stable long-term careers. We talk about why that's the case and what might be done about it.Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/02/05/265-john-skrentny-on-how-the-economy-mistreats-stem-workers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/02/05/265-john-skrentny-on-how-the-economy-mistreats-stem-workers/</a>Support Mindscape on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.John Skrentny received his Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University. He is currently Professor of Sociology at UC San Diego, and has previously served as the Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies and Director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research.<ul><li><a href="https://quote.ucsd.edu/jskrentny/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Web site</a></li><li><a href="https://sociology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/faculty%20members/john-skrentny.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UC San Diego web page</a></li><li><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=2swRc94AAAAJ&view_op=list_works" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google Scholar publications</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/John%20D.%20Skrentny/author/B001HD1B16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon author page</a></li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM Workers

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