psychology of public safety

Crowd Behavior Analysis from the Sky Aims to Prevent Tragedy

July 11, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Computer scientists at Middlebury College are working on a way to improve public safety at large public events through computer vision algorithms that detect anomalies in crowd behavior […]

Business/OBM

Three Ways to Find Reinforcers for Your Staff Members’ Performance

May 26, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Byron Wine, Malanie Reis, and Donald Hantula published a study evaluating three different preference assessment procedures to motivate staff. In the first experiment, the team compared […]

Business/OBM

Brain-Computer Interfaces Race to the Mass Market

May 15, 2019 0

Mind-reading technology will allow us control devices with our thoughts from CNBC. Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Alan Pinkerton is a 16 year old high school student in Austin, Texas. He is also […]

Society

How A Horse Learned To Paint

September 24, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Chicago Tribune recently featured a story on a prolific, up and coming artist that “can turn out six or more abstract art pieces during a […]

Society

How ABA Got Drivers To Hang Up And Buckle Up

September 21, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A study by Michael Clayton, Bridgett Helms, and Cathy Simpson in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis demonstrated the successful application of Applied Behavior Analysis toward driver safety. […]

ABA Practice

Mother Jones Slams “The Skinner Method” in Schools

August 21, 2015 11

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 […]

Lifestyle

3 Tips to Improve Behavioral Self-Management

July 27, 2016 4

Daniel B. Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes it can be hard to get started on a task. Just when it seems like you are ready to get moving on that thing you have been […]