<p>To say SFSers are insulated from science is just as bad as making a generalization that everyone in MSB is a party boy planning on exploiting small countries and that everyone in the College has no idea what they want to do with their life.</p>
<p>Three SFS majors DO require math. Obviously not to the extent of a Math major, but there is a Calc requirement for IPEC, IECO, and STIA majors. STIA majors also have to take lab science (obviously). There is also a fair amount of economics, which, above the Macro/Micro principles level, does involve at least thinking in a semi mathematical manner. Also, to compare someone who is Premed taking Organic Chemistry to someone majoring in IPOL or some other major in the SFS is ridiculous- different people think in different ways and having walked both sides of the line, I would contend with any science person who doesn't think that conducting research in the social sciences or political theory is less technical or challenging than their science.</p>
<p>I have also met a fair number of people (in both the SFS and the College) who have not taken Calculus, nor will they ever...so there are DEFINITELY people in the College who are equally insulated from science and math (if not more so, because some don't even take economics)...</p>