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		forensic on Sept 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists? Meritocracy. The new word is "Meritocracy" and it will be the successor to Democracy.

jeffdavis on Sept 7, 2012 [–]

Wasn't there an episode of The Simpsons about this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Saved_Lisas_Brain

forensic on Sept 7, 2012 | [–]

The Simpsons is not intellectually notable

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