Jack Phillips assignment 4

The liberal arts provides a baseline for communication. Literature in particular gives us a control of language that helps us all express our thoughts and ideas in a meaningful way. Even when you look at famous scientists, their work would have been all for naught if they had been unable to communicate their ideas to the general public. Take Carl Sagan for example was a completely unremarkable scientist, but he was able to explain the most complex topics to a fifth grader. This ability that he had made him one of the most popular and influential scientists for almost two decades. Bill Nye also has this ability, and despite the fact he doesn't even have a science degree from any college, he is one of the most trusted scientists of our generation. And this ability wouldn't exist were it not for things like a liberal arts education and literature.