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...past 20 years, the dominant way to work with autistic children has been based on Applied Behavior Analysis. ABA derives from the classic work of psychologist B.F. Skinner, who showed--mostly in animals--that behavior can be altered with carefully repeated drills and rewards. In 1987, Ivar Lovaas at UCLA published a small study with huge repercussions. He reported that 9 out of 19 autistic children taught for 40 hours a week with behaviorist methods had big jumps in IQ and were able to pass first grade; only 1 out of 40 in control groups...
...Torture should be a thing of the past,” said William M. Skinner ’09, one of the demonstrators. “[Protests like these] don’t confront [passersby] or make them angry, but it does jolt them...
...Streets “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living” (Vice/679) 4 Stars Mike Skinner, the cheeky British rapper/producer behind The Streets, might well be a genius. Although many find him more ridiculous or affected than brilliant, it’s hard to deny the verbal dexterity that he brings to his major label releases—and his new release, “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living,” is certainly no exception. Characterized, as ever, by moments of razor-sharp wit amidst a sea of mock-cockney diatribes...
...celebrity, but it’s rare that they do so in as self-deprecating and witty way as The Streets’ “When You Wasn’t Famous.” The Streets (the nom de rap of one Mike Skinner) treat us in this video to a lighthearted romp through a high-priced rehab facility, complaining all the while about the camera phones and tabloid reporters that are always on hand to capture bad behavior. How, he asks, is he supposed to snort a line in front of a bunch of strangers if they?...
...while touring the states, they’ve written an inordinate number of songs about drinking and partying. Turner’s brand of hedonistic disillusionment isn’t terribly fresh, and when he sings about fake tans one can’t help but think that Mike Skinner of the Streets did a much better job of covering the same material...