false 6314409 1 <DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><B>A dazzling new work of popular science and psychology for readers who enjoyed <I>Blink</I>, <I>Stumbling on Happiness</I>, or <I>The Black Swan</I>. <P></P><DIV></B>The <I>New York Times </I>called the Kaplans’ look at probability in everyday life, <I>Chances Are</I>, “a dizzying, exhilarating ride.” Now they take readers on a new fun-house tour—exploring the burgeoning science of why humans make mistakes. <DIV> <DIV>Our species, it appears, is hardwired to get things wrong in myriad different ways. Why did recipients of a loan offer accept a higher rate of interest when a pretty woman’s face was printed on the flyer? Why did one poll on immigration find the most despised aliens were ones from a group that did not exist? What made four of the air force’s best pilots fly their planes, in formation, straight into the ground? Why does giving someone power make him more likely to chew with his mouth open and pick his nose? And why is your sister going out with that biker dude? <P></P><DIV>In fact, our cognitive, logical, and romantic failures may be a fair price for our extraordinary success as a species—they are the necessary cost of our adaptability. Michael and Ellen Kaplan swoop effortlessly across neurochemistry, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to answer, with both clarity and wit, the questions above—and larger ones about what it means to be human.</DIV> 6499640 5 5 2009 Bozo Sapiens: Why to Err is Human total:15|5:1|4:4|3:7|2:1|1:2| 15 46 72 15 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 11:33:57 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 05:05:26 -0700 2009
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As the subtitle suggests, this is an attempt to explain human behavior, especially DUMB human behavior. Why do we take so many risks? Why do we procrastinate? Overeat? Cheat on spouses? Fall for get-ric...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 10:05:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 22:27:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 17:13:45 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 10:32:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 08:59:34 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 09:01:58 -0800 2009
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