Data Science
The latest buzzword in IT is Data Science (buzz phrase?). The last thing to make a splash this big was the net itself, I think. Schools are stumbling all over themselves to create Data Science programs, and a lot of people are saying a lot of stupid things...like "let's replace trig with coding."
ER's pointed out the inherent lunacy of such an "idea." Data Science is comprised of a mix of existing skills (primarily stats & coding), but its rise as a stand alone discipline will allow a great deal of money to change hands...hence, the idiocy surrounding it.