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Why People Are Weird: Paradoxes in Decision Theory

(Taught in Splash! 2012)

Did you know that the only voting method that isn't flawed is a dictatorship? Or that sometimes, when you build a new road in a city, everyone's commute time might increase? We'll be presenting some counter-intuitive 'paradoxes' that show what happens when you assume everyone is completely rational.