“I believe art and design are poised to change the world now like science and technology did in the last century,” said Rhode Island School of Design President John Maeda at a Sept. 26 public forum on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to STEAM initiative.

“Art and design humanize those developments, and fuel true innovation, which ultimately leads to both economic recovery and cultural prosperity. Apple’s iPod is a perfect example of technology that basically existed for a long time as an MP3 player, but that nobody ever wanted until design made it something desirable and useful in a way that you could integrate it into your lifestyle,” he said at the event, held at The Rhode Island Foundation.

Full Story: Maeda: Add arts to STEM Source: Providence Business News, October 5th, 2011 Author: Kimberley Donoghue Added on October 5th, 2011 at 8:58 am, by Muse en Lystrala