It's a tired stereotype perpetuated by shitty movies.
What, and your statement that scientist and engineers don't care about anything else wasn't?
Look, this is all anecdotal, but the CS/science/math/engineering students I knew in school were generally voracious readers, well informed about current events, politically opinionated in a highly educated way, appreciative of the arts, and involved in extra-curricular activities. They were frequently well-traveled, multi-lingual, and musicians. They were reasonably well represented in student government.
Maybe the schools you went to were different, but this is my experience.
What, and your statement that scientist and engineers don't care about anything else wasn't?
Look, this is all anecdotal, but the CS/science/math/engineering students I knew in school were generally voracious readers, well informed about current events, politically opinionated in a highly educated way, appreciative of the arts, and involved in extra-curricular activities. They were frequently well-traveled, multi-lingual, and musicians. They were reasonably well represented in student government.
Maybe the schools you went to were different, but this is my experience.