Specialist advice can be invaluable in shaping policy, but, argues Colin Macilwain, democracies need to keep a careful eye on the powers acquired by an unelected elite.
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Colin Macilwain is based in the United Kingdom, and his column will appear in the third issue of each month. cfmworldview@gmail.com
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Macilwain, C. World view: Experts and democracy. Nature 462, 275 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462275a
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