B.F. Skinner was a profoundly impactful figure in modern psychology. His work set the foundation for the field that now consists of tens of thousands of professionals around the world. Yet, we have discussed him little, and few people are familiar with many of the details of his life. We decided to spend our final suite discussing various aspects of Skinner. What's your favorite Skinner fact? Recommendations - Abraham: Scariest House in America (season 3; https://www.hgtv.com/shows/scariest-house-in-america/step-inside-the-scariest-house-in-america-season-three-renovation-pictures) - Shane: Carry Your Heart by Louis Busch (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Carry-Your-Heart/Louis-Busch/9781668206171) Holidays (11/4/2026): - International Stress Awareness Day - King Tut Day - National Block It Out Day - National Candy Day - National Easy-Bake Oven Day - National Eating Healthy Day - National Skeptics Day - National Waiting for the Barbarians Day - Use Your Common Sense Day - Drowsy Driving Prevention Week - Give Wildlife a Brake Week - National Allied Health Week - National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week - National Cat Week Links and References:  - https://www.bfskinner.org/archival-materials/biographical-information/ - https://www.biography.com/scientists/bf-skinner - https://www.verywellmind.com/b-f-skinner-biography-1904-1990-2795543 - Skinner, B.F. (1976). Particulars of my life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

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Perhaps this would have made a good Halloween episode? Probably not. Anyway, this episode honors April Fool's day by examining a foolish endeavor: Scared Straight programs. We review the scientific research and philosophy underlying the idea of Scared Straight. Unsurprisingly, this is an idea that is so bad that even the cops don't like it. So, why does it persist...?  Recommendations - Abraham: Zootopia 2  - Shane: A Wilhelm Scream - Cheap Heat (https://open.spotify.com/album/4fcuCuXF4E22R8Imztwbio?si=62c224dddd324aa6) Holidays (4/1/2026): - April Fools Day - Boomer Bonus Day - Edible Book Day - Fossil Fools Day - International Tatting Day - Library Snap Shot Day - Lupus Alert Day - National Atheist Day - National Fun Day - National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day - National One Cent Day - National Sourdough Bread Day - Poetry and The Creative Mind Day - St. Stupid Day - APAWS International Pooper Scooper Week - Golden Rule Week - Laugh at Work Week - Medication Safety Week - Testicular Cancer Awareness Week Links and References:  - https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/content.ashx/cops-p288-pub.pdf - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7783688/ - https://www.wested.org/resource/scared-straight/ - https://sites.bu.edu/daniellerousseau/2018/12/12/do-all-juvenile-prevention-programs-work/ - http://users.soc.umn.edu/~uggen/Petrosino_Annals_03.pdf - https://methods.cochrane.org/equity/scared-straight - https://www.prindleinstitute.org/2021/06/re-examining-scared-straight-programs/ - https://www.djj.state.fl.us/content/download/23879/file/scared-straight-(july-2018).pdf?version=2 - https://www.americanprogress.org/article/doing-what-doesnt-work/  - Petrosino, Anthony, Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino, Meghan E. Hollis-Peel, Julia G. Lavenberg, and Alexis Stern. 2014. Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency. No. 12 of Crime Prevention Research Review. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. - Petrosino A, Turpin-Petrosino C, Hollis-Peel ME, Lavenberg JG. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002796.pub2. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD002796. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002796.pub2. - https://www.college.police.uk/research/crime-reduction-toolkit/scared-straight  https://www.wsipp.wa.gov/ReportFile/1033/Wsipp_Evidence-Based-Public-Policy-Options-to-Reduce-Crime-and-Criminal-Justice-Costs-Implications-in-Washington-State_Full-Report.pdf