One of the more intriguing social science results is Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, which typically is described as asserting that it is impossible to design a fair voting rule once there are three or more candidates. In fact, as described in this expository talk, Arrow's result has a different, much deeper meaning; an interpretation that identifies unexpected sources of difficulties for so many topics -- including the compelling "dark matter" mystery from astronomy.

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