STEM Graduate Surplus, Infighting Amongst Engineers

So I posted the Atlantic article on Reddit in an engineering sub, and the backlash was palpable. One /u/ in particular went after the data, pointing out that the "53.7% of engineering grads that found a job in the first 12 months after graduation" was from 2009, and "of course things were bad in 2009!"My response was "I'm not sure what would have occurred economically since 2009 to provide a STEM labor market correction? Unemployment nationwide...

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There is no STEM graduate shortage.

High school seniors: consider yourself warned.- In computer and information science and in engineering, U.S. colleges graduate 50 percent more students than are hired into those fields each year.- Wages have remained flat, with real wages hovering around their late 1990s levels.- Percentage of Engineering graduates that have a job within 12 months of graduation: 53.7%More her...

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Rampant Sexism in America IS Still A Thing

You need not go far to find a good example. Here's Business Insider's list of "30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech"Good luck finding a fat woman, or a pimply-faced woman in there. Which, while being obviously sexist, is DOUBLY so when you remember that this is "in tech...

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Polytheism, Monotheism, Atheism, and Space Aliens

What if, later this afternoon, an Intelligent alien race lands here on Earth and makes contact with us. What if they contact our leaders and after exchanging business cards, they ask "how advanced are you?"We humans interpret this as we can and respond "currently we can control nuclear fission but not nuclear fusion.""No, that's not what we mean," replies the Alien. "How advanced are you, as in are you polytheistic, monotheistic, or atheistic?"We respond "the majority of humans are monotheistic.""Oh, okay," replies the Alien. "See you in another...

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Modern Bomb Making In America

I don't condone blowing up innocent people. I don't recommend anyone build explosive devices. I hope the world is a peaceful one, and that my children grow up in comfort and security and without the fear of terrorism.That said, I want to correct something going around. Federal authorities and the media are latching on to the idea that the bombs used in Boston were "sophisticated" because they used "a battery pack and a circuitboard." I feel that I should point out that a Furby has a circuitboard and batteries. A solar-powered LED patio umbrella...

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An Update

True to my word, I've been writing. The word count stands at 32,158.For those keeping score, I've completed 4 of 15 planned chapter...

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