By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media Skinner once wrote a paper titled “How to discover what you have to say.” The main point of his paper was that you should start writing about your idea before it even makes…
By Angela Cathey, M.A. bSci21 Contributing Writer As a behavior analyst my attention is often drawn to cycles of behavior. Where there is a pattern, there can be prediction and change. In recent news, I have seen repeated criticisms of…
Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA Guest Author Fitness trackers in the form of pedometers have been around since 1965, but not until the introduction of Fitbit, Pebble, Jawbone, and others around 2010, did simple pedometers combined with sleep tracking, steps climbed,…
Anyone who is familiar with Skinner’s writings know that he thought big. His grand vision included a technology of behavior change for all of the world’s behavior-related problems. One could argue that entrepreneurs are the primary drivers along the road…
By Paul Gavoni, Ed.D & Nick Green, M.S., BCBA Guest Authors With the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) closing in on 4 million Twitter followers, it is clear the popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) continues to rise. With popularity, comes…
By Zainab Fazal, M.ADS, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sunny California, a beautiful city and home to “Silicon Valley” is where thousands of new and innovative companies are starting up every year. It is the leading hub, and a startup ecosystem…
By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer It was Sunday, midday; the sun was at its apex, perched commandingly at the top of a clear sky, beaming down through the glass doors of my condo and into the living…
By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer I cried on my way to work this morning. It wasn’t because I am in the midst of a dissertation proposal, which I am, or because my father is sick, which he…
Adrienne Fitzer, MA, BCBA Guest Author For forty minutes I was captivated by The Voyeur’s Motel , written by Gay Talese and published in the The New Yorker this past month. While the article focuses on Gerald Foos, a self-admitted voyeur who…
By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Earlier this year I shared five inspirational quotes from behavior analysts. As I said then, I often come across impactful passages when reading (or listening to audio books and lectures) and have…