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How to Bring ABA to the World Through Public Speaking

By Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer The field of behavior analysis has come a long way from the early days, however more can be done.  I teach a course with this same title for the Continuing Education program at the…



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Five Inspirational Quotes by Behavior Analysts

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer During my readings I often come across interesting passages; sometimes they are motivating, sometimes insightful, and sometimes even sad. I always think I will remember the quote based on the sheer impact…


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Radical Behaviorism and Buddhism

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you haven’t yet noticed, religion is a recurring topic here at bSci21.  In previous articles, we have explored the behavioral effects of prayer, ascetic practices, forgiveness from an ABA and…



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Mother Jones Slams “The Skinner Method” in Schools

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mother Jones recently published a provocative critique of “the Skinner Method” as it pertains to school behavior programs.  The article noted that the so-called method is a “philosophy…that bad behavior must…


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Forbes: B.F. Skinner Can Save Education

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Phil DeMuth wrote an article for Forbes called “How B.F. Skinner Will Save Online Education.”  Online education, according to Phil, was supposed to be the answer to what he sees as…


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A Novel Way to Spread Behavior Analysis

by Brohavior bSci21.org contributing group Science is an endeavor aimed at increasing our contact with events in the natural world in a way that allows us to more effectively interact with those events (Skinner, 1953; Kantor, 1953).  However, the information…


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Skinner’s Cultural Practices Applied to Daylight Savings

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org   It’s daylight savings time again…that time when hundreds of millions of people “spring forward” and move their clocks forward an hour for the summer months.  But do you know the…


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Taking Responsibility for What We Don’t Know as Behavior Analysts

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21.org Contributing Writer I recently finished reading Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, by Ken Wilber (1995). In it, Wilber attempts to put together a theory of… well… I think, everything. And by everything, I…