Anything that isn't "normal" news is a PR piece for someone or something - http:...

		confluence on Sept 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Centur... Anything that isn't "normal" news is a PR piece for someone or something - http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html Looks like a tech company list looking to hire data scientists - essentially a sneaky job advertisement wrapped up in a fluffy HBR (aren't they all?) article written by a consultant who probably wants to get in on the new new thing.

Or to attract a lot of people to the field and drive down salaries.