WORD: a great insight, STEM should be STEAM

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Key to American Innovation? Incorporating Art and Design into Education (via GOOD)

Viktor Venson argues that the key to innovation is not STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), but “STEAM,” adding the “A” for art. Creativity is America’s niche, whereas data-driven science is increasingly being outsourced to countries like China and India. In the future, only a combination of technology and creativity will help America avoid the pitfalls of globalization