This problem is a direct result of the American obsession with the "Cult of Cool" The worship of what is cool strongly discourages those who are interested in the "Geek Culture" including the urge to find out why things work. The basis of science and technology.
The cult of cool doesn't value the geek. Therefore the work of the geek doesn't get valued and thus not paid very well.
To truly increase the numbers of people going into the sciences requires the deprogramming of the cult of cool.
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This problem is a direct result of the American obsession with the "Cult of Cool" The worship of what is cool strongly discourages those who are interested in the "Geek Culture" including the urge to find out why things work. The basis of science and technology.
The cult of cool doesn't value the geek. Therefore the work of the geek doesn't get valued and thus not paid very well.
To truly increase the numbers of people going into the sciences requires the deprogramming of the cult of cool.