The trajectory of education seems to be that hard subjects become basic as we get better at teaching them. Especially as applications in technology make them ea

The trajectory of education seems to be that hard subjects become basic as we get better at teaching them. Especially as applications in technology make them easier to understand. A lot of stuff we call basic math today used to be the pinnacle of mathematics. It's a running gag in the various Star Trek series that people learn how to build warp drives (and other very advanced things) in high school. Paraphrasing a time travel episode: "in my time [the future] there's a [technobabble] in every desk."