{"id":16421,"date":"2019-03-20T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=16421"},"modified":"2023-10-27T02:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:20:54","slug":"mitchell-baker-why-the-humanities-are-crucial-for-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/mitchell-baker-why-the-humanities-are-crucial-for-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Baker: Why the Humanities are Crucial for Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mitchell Baker: Why the Humanities are Crucial for Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe idea that science, technology and mathematics are enough to build a world forgets the importance of the humanities.\u201d –<\/em>Mitchell Baker<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever wondered whether the humanities–subjects like law, philosophy, psychology, and others–still have a place in today\u2019s increasingly technological world? With the rising demand for people with STEM backgrounds, it can be easy to overlook the need for less \u201ctechy,\u201d or at least more human-centered, training. But this perspective isn\u2019t just one-sided, it\u2019s dangerous. That\u2019s why Mitchell Baker is fighting to put the \u201cA\u201d in STEAM, both through her work to create a safer and more user-friendly Internet at Mozilla and her support for ethics training through programs like the Responsible Computer Science Challenge. Formerly a lawyer for Netscape (creator of Netscape Navigator, one of the first web browsers), Baker is currently the Chairwoman of Mozilla, the organization best known for its open-source browser, Firefox. A powerful female leader in tech, Baker asks hard questions about the way our Internet experience is both a product of, and shapes, our lives.
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