More choices is better. We want what's best for us. We answer knowledge-based questions without being swayed by sources we know are unrelated. These are some of the basic assumptions we have about how we make choices. And yet, we've run into some problems. Why is it that people are more likely to buy a jar of jam when they have six options as opposed to 24? How is it that a randomly pulled number (that the individual pulling it knows is random) can influence his/her guess as to how many countries are in the United Nations? In this class, we'll look at choice from all angles (philosophical, scientific, psychological), and by the end will have a better appreciation for the way we decide in everyday life.