NEW DELHI, Jan. 19 -- Were dinosaurs fuzzies or techies? Did our hunter gatherer ancestors gain a survival advantage by being a fuzzy or a techie? Paleontologists and anthropologists are best suited to answer these questions. But what are fuzzies and techies? Scott Hartley, author of the Fuzzie and the Techie, explains that, at Stanford, a 'fuzzie' was a student of humanities while a 'Techie' was a student of computer science. His book looks at the challenges thrown up by the extraordinary contemporary advances in technology. So should students today immerse themselves in acquiring the technical skills - computer programming, to be specific - that will make them highly sought after professionals? Should students stop studying history, anthropology, philosophy, literature, political science and similar "liberal arts" or "humanities" subjects? His answer is an emphatic 'No.' Using examples of successful entrepreneurs and innovators with a liberal arts education, he makes the case that it is precisely a strong grounding in a broad spectrum of subjects that will equip the students with the ability to see the big picture and imagine innovations. Using examples of a senior executive at Palantir Technologies, an analyst with the US military, and others who are startup founders, Hartley shows how these people have succeeded precisely because of their liberal arts education. "In our ever-faster changing world," Hartley writes, "the demand for intellectual agility, creativity, and the curiosity to explore new terrain is higher than ever."...