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Behavioral Psychologist Fights Pandemic with an App
Dr. Todd Ward As a society, we know what to do to stop the spread of COVID-19. We need to wash our hands, practice social distancing, and wear a mask. But society by and large […]
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Pandemic got you down? Psychological flexibility may help.
Todd A. Ward, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it social isolation and uncertainty. Most people don’t deal well with these things. Most of us want to interact with other people. After all, relationships are […]
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Why Behavioral Scientists should Understand Financial Markets
Todd Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Sometimes people in the behavioral sciences are overly focused on the individual. They want to understand and influence people’s lives for the better by looking at factors in […]
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How Language Research can Inform COVID-19 Policy.
Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Several news outlets recently reported on a PloS Medicine study which concluded that a large pandemic can be prevented with three behaviors: social distancing, hand washing, and […]
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Defunding Police: What behavioral science can contribute.
Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA President, bSci21Media, LLC The Issue: Defunding Police Departments The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police was a watershed moment in the Black Lives Matter movement and for police […]
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Greta Thunburg, Power, and Countercontrol
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 […]
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The Quantified Self Movement and Behavior Analysis
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 […]
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Promoting Hygiene and Safe Drinking Water across Africa and Asia
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, […]
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Racial Disparities in Autism Diagnoses
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 […]
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Revolutionizing Behavioral Measurement with MIT’s Marko System
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 […]