as the world becomes more interconnected. Knowledge from one area can be applied to another, but too often in the past that knowledge was unknown or unaccessable to the person searching. The internet is changing things very quickly.

For example, Bill James’s ideas and knowledge were out there in the 1980s, but the vast majority of people had no clue. Teams were just starting to use some kind of advanced analysis and computers (gasp!) back then. Now even just plain old fans know that RBIz aren’t all they were cracked up to be. Other disciplines have come into play as well, math and economics seem to be 2 prime ones in sabermetrics. And that’s in a science that really doesn’t matter. Imagine what real scientists can do with this interconnectivity! They could fake global warming! :) And if you haven’t read that story, I would suggest you do so. It’s not really being covered by the major media.