New York Times mocked Robert Goddard, inventor of the liquid-fueled rocket, in 1920

[mklotz]

When I attended my daughter's graduation from UC Irvine, I noticed that a large proportion of the class were getting BAs in "social ecology".

I asked my daughter what "social ecology" was. Her response was...

Nobody really knows. It's just what all the dummies take to get a degree.

Just recently, I learned that the school now offers a BS program in "computer game science".

These people vote, make public policy, and write for newspapers.