teaching robots

Teaching Robots with Positive Reinforcement at Johns Hopkins University

November 20, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are successfully using positive reinforcement procedures to help robots learn. Reinforcers in the form of points are given to the robots upon the successful completion […]

Business/OBM

Finding your business compass: Mission statements

February 15, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Angela Cathey, M.A. ENSO Group The importance of a mission statement to your businesses success cannot be overstated. From an outsider’s perspective, a mission statement might seem superfluous. […]

Lifestyle

You Don’t Listen!

June 7, 2015 2

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer I’ve been thinking a lot, for a fairly long time, about listening. It’s something that, as behavior analysts, in which I think we’re curiously uninterested. At this point, […]

Business/OBM

If You’re Not Following this Rule, You’re Not Delivering Excellent Service

November 28, 2017 0

Jess Graham, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer As the service manager for a customer-facing organization, I have one rule in my team that we all follow (no matter how difficult): Don’t blame the customer! Every single […]

Business/OBM

Dr. Ward: Two important lessons for ABA entrepreneurs.

July 24, 2017 3

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference concluded at the end of May, and one thing is clear – behavior analysts are hungry for information […]

ABA Practice

Dear Behavior Analysis: From Applied Behavior Analyst, With Love

March 1, 2016 11

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Dear Behavior Analysis, From the very first moment I sat in class and heard your name, to the first mand trial that my inaugural client scored correctly, […]

Ivory Tower

How BCBAs Should Read Research Papers

January 4, 2018 4

Maithri Sivaraman, M.Sc., BCBA Guest Author With the advent of digital technology, the Internet is replete with information about various available treatment options for autism. I open my news feed and one of the first […]