How "Learn to Code" Backfired on a Whole Generation

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Support your local PBS Station: https://to.pbs.org/DonateTwoCents We've all heard that a degree in the Humanities isn't worth the paper it's printed on, but new data has turned that thinking upside down! Two Cents is hosted by Philip Olson, CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson, AFC® Directors: Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews Written by: Andrew Matthews Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Produced by: Katie Graham Edited & Animated by: Dano Johnson Fact checker: Yvonne McGreevy Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Images by: Shutterstock Music by: APM Two Cents is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios sources: https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:overview https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/27/is-the-journalism-death-spasm-finally-here-00138187 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/04/arc-agi-chollet-test/682295/ https://www.newsweek.com/computer-science-popular-college-major-has-one-highest-unemployment-rates-2076514 https://www.newsweek.com/these-are-best-college-majors-land-job-1918455 https://www.thecollegefix.com/computer-engineering-grads-face-double-the-unemployment-rate-of-art-history-majors/ https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/06/computer-science-bubble-ai/683242/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/business/liberal-arts-stem-salaries.html https://futurism.com/computer-science-majors-high-unemployment-rate https://futurism.com/the-byte/writer-learned-code-ai https://www.bridgeport.edu/news/highest-paying-college-majors-in-2025/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/college-majors-with-the-best-and-worst-employment-prospects.html https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:overview https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/the-top-soft-skills-you-need-to-get-hired-in-2025-according-to-linkedin.html https://www.expresspros.com/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases/2025/03/workplace-hostility-pushes-employees-to-seek-new-jobs-30-percent-report-higher-confrontation https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag62.htm https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2025/03/27/whats-going-on-with-liberal-arts-majors/ https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/26/why-ai-hasnt-taken-your-job https://www.fastcompany.com/91345570/ai-isnt-coming-for-your-job-its-coming-for-your-company https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2023/ai-jobs-workplace/ https://lifeandletters.la.utexas.edu/2016/05/whats-so-funny-about-the-liberal-arts/ https://www.morningstar.com/markets/are-stock-investors-another-tech-wreck