245. The STEM Shortage
Channel: THUNK
Date: 16/11/2023

The 2023 tech sector layoffs have claimed a quarter of a million jobs to date, but this hasn't seemed to make a dent in the enthusiasm for getting more kids into STEM - what's going on here?

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