Must know terms for today’s intelligentsia

…”[A] startling number of so-called ‘intellectuals’ remain grossly ignorant of pending technologies and the revealing sciences (the postmodernists immediately come to mind). Today’s intelligentsia, in order to qualify for such a designation, must have the requisite vocabulary with which to address valid social concerns and effectively assess the future.

Here is a list of must-know terms (there are many, many more, but these are IMO the most critical and fundamental)…” (Sentient Developments)