How valuable are the humanities? This article would count the ways of its worth in technology, business, and other fields:

Needless to say, humanities majors tend to get a bad rap. Mention of the humanities in the media is often accompanied by the word “decline,” followed by reports of bleak job prospects. Philosophy, English and History — three of the most popular humanities majors — also topped The Daily Beast’s most useless majors list in 2012. But is future earning potential really the best way to judge an area of study?

The proof is in the pudding: Stereotypes and statistics asides, a number of liberal arts and social sciences majors go on to have successful careers in a variety of fields, including business, tech, law and politics.

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h/t Jack Zerbe