One thing I noticed going to a major conference in my academic field last year (IDWeek for those interested). Each and every one of the plenary speakers had some reference in their talks that betrayed a classic liberal arts education.

The titans of a scientific field still valued arts, and history, and culture. And derived value from it.

Hell, I'm a working scientist and one of the most valuable classes I ever had for thinking about the world was a feminist art history class.