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Shifting Macrocontingencies: Renewable Energy Overtakes Coal

May 7, 2019 bsci21 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 […]

Society

Four Behavior Analytic Quotes by Non-Behavior Analysts

April 15, 2016 1

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 […]

Lifestyle

Want sweet dance moves? Use ABA!

March 6, 2015 4

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Fresh off the press at the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis is a new study by Quinn, Miltenberger, and Fogel (2015) reporting on the use of […]

Lifestyle

How wordless storybooks benefit your child

June 4, 2013 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The University of Waterloo recently reported the results of a study that suggests reading wordless storybooks to toddlers may enrich their language development more than books […]

Society

Combating Plagiarism: Function-based – and Other – Approaches

April 27, 2017 0

Harla Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. (Marguerite Gardiner, 19th Century, Irish novelist) Research has identified many reasons college students borrow the intellectual […]

Lifestyle

Your behavior says you’re lying!

June 10, 2015 0

By Todd Ward, PhD, BCBA-D ([email protected]) Founding Editor, bSci21.org Behavior analysts have talked a little about lying. For example, Skinner (1957) regarded lying as a distorted tact. For him, lying was indicative of a certain […]

Business/OBM

Achieving Peak Employee Performance with Big Data

December 19, 2016 0

By Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The sheer volume of data that’s being created and stored on a global level is almost inconceivable, and it just keeps multiplying. This information can be crucial […]