behavior change technology

Behavior Change ’17 – Apps, Tech, and the Web

February 16, 2017 bsci21 0

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 […]

Society

The behavioral science of social media influence.

February 9, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Social media has become a strong influence in our lives. Most people now interact with social media more often than […]

Society

Behavior Analysts Battle Fake News

August 1, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC We live in a world of language, of information, consumed by millions of people through the Internet. Unfortunately, recent years have seen a misinformation trend in the form […]

Business/OBM

Words, Sticks, Stones, and Feedback

July 29, 2015 0

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Many of us struggle with giving difficult feedback. It isn’t fun. We want people to do well and we want to tell them they did well. Just last […]

Business/OBM

Ensuring HIPAA Compliance and Security in ABA Software

July 31, 2017 0

POMPANO BEACH, JULY 31, 2017 – If you work in any medical field, there are five letters burned into your brain, H-I-P-A-A. As part of the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996, commonly referred […]

Society

The role of behavioral science in the Thai cave rescue.

July 6, 2018 5

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC By now you have probably heard about the Wild Boar soccer team trapped in an underground cave in Thailand since going missing June 23rd. CNN reported that the […]

Lifestyle

The Language of Leaders

July 8, 2015 6

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer One of the recurring themes of the articles I tend to write for this site is that we live in a world constructed in language. It shapes our […]