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We Need to Make Digital Navigation Tools More Human – Here’s How
Imagine you’re in a city you don’t know, and need to find the way to the train station. You ask a stranger in the street, and she answers: “Walk east for 144ft, turn right towards the main road for 26ft, continue straight onto main road for 377ft. Your destination will be on the left.” You would probably think she sounded robotic – more like a digital route-finding system than a human being. And you’d be right.
Happy Valentine’s Day? Depends How You Invest in Your Relationship
If you think our romantic relationships are based on the passions of the heart and the melding of minds – both beyond explanation or reason – then think again.
How Noise Pollution is Changing Animal Behavior
Noise pollution, generally an unintended byproduct of urbanisation, transport and industry, is a key characteristic of human development and population growth… All of this noise – whether intentional or not – has the ability to alter the acoustic environment of aquatic and terrestrial habitats. This can have a dramatic effect on the animals that live in them, perhaps even driving evolutionary change as species adapt to or avoid noisy environments.
One Way To Teach Self Control With ABA
Self control is something many applied behavior analysts target in their behavior plans as it is a skill that, if learned, can help remove barriers to skill development in the form of negative behavior (e.g., aggression, property destruction, tantrums).
How To Take Family Conversations From Painful To Pleasant
A parent writes: “My son likes to talk about the Octonauts (Cartoon). If I hear one more thing about Kwazii the cat, I may stab myself in the ear. Help!”
Going Green while Creating Jobs for People on the Spectrum
Imagine turning used toys into a sustainable green business that creates employment for people with autism and other challenges. PreLOVED Toys Inc., a San Francisco Bay Area 501(c)(3) nonprofit, proposes to do just that. Discouraged by the lack of full-time employment...
New Ways to Be Happy and Healthy While Parenting an ASD Child
Parenting a child on the autism spectrum can be very rewarding, however, it also comes with unique challenges.
It Turns Out Clothes Really Do Make the Man
There is a large body of research indicating that humans (and non-humans) actively communicate their social status to others.
Our study reveals that the simple act of wearing clothing considered to convey a high social status can increase dominance and job performance in high-stakes competitive tasks.
Consumer Reports’ Food Advice Aligns With Behavior Analysis
Consumer Reports points to “changes in our environment” that can make it easier to eat better foods. They then list five tips for changing your environment in such a way as to encourage healthy eating. Here are their tips!
