#technocracy
Of all the dystopias that get covered in pop culture and the media, a technocracy seldom makes the list. It probably should.
# science
Despite the bad rap technocrats get, they're absolutely needed to keep dogma and blind faith from hijacking the day to day working of governments.
There's a fine line between being an expert trying to simplify a complex topic and an arrogant snob lecturing down to your audience. TED's all-stars are starting to cross that line.