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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 week ago (19 children)

In Canada we call it STEAM now. Because where the hell do you think design comes from?

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (8 children)

My subjective interpretation of STEM is "degrees you need to know calculus for". They're all math heavy, with precise answers. While the arts are certainly important, I just don't see how they fit that motif. What is this supposed to accomplish?

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I don't think I've had anything calculus related in my biology degree.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So THAT'S why a biologist had to reinvent calculus in 1994:

“A Mathematical Model for the Determination of Total Area Under Glucose Tolerance and Other Metabolic Curves”, Mary M. Tai, Diabetes Care, 1994, 17, 152–154

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