Behavioral Science in the 21st Century – The world according to behavioral science.

The place before “I” – Undercutting your Deictic Relations

Lifestyle

November 3, 2019 4

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC I cooked dinner tonight… or did I? As Dr. Scott Herbst said before on this site, “I” is just a bit of language. It only exists as […]

CentralReach Acquires Curriculum and Programming Business; Dr. Kerri Milyko Joins as Director

Business/OBM

October 27, 2019 0

Pompano Beach, FL, October 9th, 2019 – CentralReach, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions that enable Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) clinicians and educators to produce superior outcomes for people […]

Sweat Predicts Aggression in Teens with Autism

ABA Practice

October 12, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC ScienceDaily recently reported on research our of the University of Missouri-Columbia, on the extent to which the sweat response predicts aggression in teens diagnosed with Autism. Bradley […]

Greta Thunburg, Power, and Countercontrol

Society

October 5, 2019 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Greta Thunburg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, has attracted much attention as of late. Including a passionate speech at the United Nations, which led to […]

Zen Meditation: Experience of a Behavioral Scientist

Lifestyle

September 20, 2019 2

Todd A Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC “Staring at a wall for 75 minutes is good for your wellbeing.” That was from a recent Facebook post of mine the other day, after I left […]

Barriers to Autism Treatment in Northern Ireland

July 9, 2019 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Over the past ten years, the prevalence of autism in Northern Ireland has increased by several percentage points. However, a recent article by Karola Dillenburger, Director of the […]

Society

bSci21’s Job Board for Applied Behavior Analysis and Contextual Behavioral Science

June 28, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC We at bSci21Media are proud to announce the release of our new job board. For a highly-trafficked outlet such as ours, in the booming field of behavior analysis, […]

How to turn people on to behavior analysis.

June 27, 2019 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Behavior analysis has been around at least since Skinner’s (1938) publication of Behavior of Organisms. At the end of his […]

The Quantified Self Movement and Behavior Analysis

June 22, 2019 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC The Quantified Self Movement emerged in recent years to support “every person’s right and ability to learn from their own data.” Members regularly meet at events around […]

Top 10 Tips for taking the RBT exam

June 13, 2019 0

Kate Grimes, BCBA, MSc SLT Guest Author Taking the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) exam can be a daunting thought. There is a lot of content to cover in the task list. The language used in […]

Promoting Hygiene and Safe Drinking Water across Africa and Asia

June 3, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Behavioral science and industrial design have merged to improve healthy behavior in schools across Africa and Asia. Artefact, an industrial design firm, and Splash, an international development organization, […]

Racial Disparities in Autism Diagnoses

Society

May 31, 2019 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts, we know that three selective processes influence behavior. Biological selection, based on survival of the species, influences our genetic susceptibilities to our environment. Operant [...]

Revolutionizing Behavioral Measurement with MIT’s Marko System

Society

May 22, 2019 3

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Good data goes a long way, but sometimes it is hard to collect. This is especially so in the behavioral sciences. We have historically relied on self-report, or [...]

ABA Practice

Supercharge your language programs with SCoRE

May 21, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Language enriches our lives. It allows us to speak with meaning and listen with understanding. It allows us to build relationships, to contribute to society, and to pursue [...]

Business/OBM

Disruptive Companies that Pinpoint Motivating Operations

May 16, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC For any of you out there who are business owners, or who are thinking of starting a business, it is important to keep in mind why a business [...]

ABA Practice

ACT for Parents of kids with Asthma

May 16, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or “ACT”, is now backed by several hundred Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) since the 1980s, with applications ranging from the treatment of mental disorders [...]

Business/OBM

ABA Tech Startup Helps BCBAs Succeed

May 15, 2019 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC George Joshua, a behavior analysis graduate student from Western Michigan University (WMU), was the recent recipient of a $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for his [...]

Business/OBM

Brain-Computer Interfaces Race to the Mass Market

May 15, 2019 0

Mind-reading technology will allow us control devices with our thoughts from CNBC. Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Alan Pinkerton is a 16 year old high school student in Austin, Texas. He is also [...]

Lifestyle

Health Behavior Change with ACT

May 13, 2019 0

By Brianna Z. Kauer, M.S., BCBA Guest Author; Owner, Create Behavior Solutions According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 million people died from diabetes in 2016. It is currently the 7th leading cause of death in [...]

ABA Practice

Stimulus and Response Generalization: An Introduction and Training Tips

May 8, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Behavior analysts are contextual. They view the world as action in context. As such, the contingency between behavior and environment [...]

Society

Shifting Macrocontingencies: Renewable Energy Overtakes Coal

May 7, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Dr. Tony Biglan, a noted behavior analyst known for his work on a variety of large-scale social issues, introduced behavior analysts to the concept of negative externalities in [...]

Lifestyle

Give your brain a break and feel your environment.

May 2, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC The man-made world is made up of language or “thinking.” The natural world is made up of direct experience or “feeling.” In reality, we need both, but sometimes [...]