Advance Praise and Reviews for Bozo Sapiens:

“Obvious logical errors are always the ones other people make. Michael and Ellen Kaplan put this self-serving idea to rest, brilliantly and wittily exploring the sources of the fallacies that infect the thinking of us all. Bozo Sapiens is a book rich not only in examples, but in wisdom. Every one of its readers will learn from it.”—Denis Dutton, author of The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution

“Armed with sheaves of anecdotes and research, the Kaplans show just how daft even the most intelligent people can be. The writing is delightful: graceful and packed with allusions, switching easily between hilarity and tragedy.”—New Scientist

“The mother-son co-authors of Chances Are…: Adventures in Probability (2006) turn their considerable authorial skills and wit to human behavior, from our isolated cave-dwelling ancestors to today’s globalized, interconnected world...Gourmet reading—rich in ideas, global references and amusing and provocative examples, served with great style.”—Kirkus Reviews

Reviews for Chances Are: Adventures in Probability:

"A fascinating layman's trek through probability theory, from its roots in dice games in the seventeenth century to its role in modern-day thermodynamics, tackles humanity's innate need to seek order in even the most chaotic phenomena...Both [authors] have backgrounds in the humanities, and their sense of whimsy...allows them to draw stimulating conclusions.”—New Yorker

"[The Kaplans] have hit on a great subject, and they explore it, down through the centuries and across the globe, with an enthusiasm that borders on glee! it's a dizzying, exhilarating ride.”—New York Times