The Motley Fool is carrying an article about the value of a liberal arts education in the business world.  I've been making this argument to my comp students for years, and I hope MF gets some traction with this.  From the article:

The truth is, however, that being able to add-up is only one aspect of investing. Investing also involves judgement about companies and management. What better for this than a liberal arts education?

"Some successful traders gain an edge by exploiting their backgrounds in the arts and humanities to practice "script analysis", says Victor Niederhoffer in his book "Practical Speculation".