Strange - I don't know where to begin on this. Access to data, the tools to manipulate it, and the knowledge to understand it have never been more accessible.

Strange - I don't know where to begin on this. Access to data, the tools to manipulate it, and the knowledge to understand it have never been more accessible. There is a growing understanding that stats is as important as calculus in the high school mathematics curriculum. Sure - getting a job as a tenured mathematics teacher is tough. Same as an NSA researcher. But it's crazy to say they have a monopoly on mathematics.