science

March 20, 2018

Applied Behavior Analysis: Laboring in Obscurity

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer You can have a great product, but if communication fails, it’s like watching a stand-up comedian do a gig in a completely different language. — Steve Jobs Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve been doing…

September 6, 2016

Fighting words in ABA?

By Paul Gavoni, Ed.D Guest Author In 2006, the New York Times article What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage went viral as one of the top emailed articles of the year. The article, a humorous piece that clearly…

July 6, 2016

Jim Johnston & the History of Behavior Analysis on The Behavioral Observations Podcast

By Matt Cicoria, M.S., BCBA Host, The Behavioral Observations Podcast In this session of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, Dr. Jim Johnston, BCBA-D, joins me for a conversation about the history of contemporary Behavior Analysis. Jim is uniquely equipped to provide…

February 9, 2016

The Behavior Analytic Singularity: What It Is and How It Could Mean the End of Behavior Analysis

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Here lies Behavior Analysis. S/he was a beloved mentor and teacher to so many. S/he meant so much to all of us, helping us establish our careers and giving us a sense…

July 7, 2015

Would you pay me to be healthy?

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Aaron Carroll of the New York Times recently wrote an article describing a growing body of research supporting the idea of paying people to be healthy. He notes, for example, a study…

June 24, 2015

Forgiving Dylann Roof: Perspectives from ABA and Christianity

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org On June 17th, 2015, Dylann Roof attended Bible study at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Approximately one hour into the meeting, he opened fire killing nine people before…