265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM Workers

<p>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 <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo206855230.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wasted Education</em></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.</p> <p>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></p> <p>S<em>upport Mindscape on </em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Patreon</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>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.</p> <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&amp;user=2swRc94AAAAJ&amp;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> <p><br /></p>