Ops and Allies

Science EN ↓ 7 episodes

Ops & Allies is hosted by Sarah, a behavior analyst, and her husband, Ben, a strategy-loving reality game show fan. In each episode, they decode the drama of the Big Brother house through a behavior science lens.

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Episode 6 BB27 17.09.2025 55:05

Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the past week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as counter control and motivating operations. Leave a comment of your favorite moment in the house this week or your favorite houseguest! We'll be sure to mention it in next week's episode!

Episode 5 BB27 09.09.2025 48:25

We're back! After a brief hiatus, Sarah and Bean are back to break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the past week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as punishment, motivating operations and functions of behavior. Leave a comment of your favorite moment in the house this week or your favorite houseguest! We'll be sure to mention it in next week's e...

Episode 4 BB27 04.08.2025 1:00:44

Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the third week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as negative reinforcement and extinction. Leave a comment of your favorite moment in the house this week or your favorite houseguest! We'll be sure to mention it in next week's episode!

Episode 3 BB27 28.07.2025 1:04:30

Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the second week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as functions of behavior, schedules of reinforcement, and types of reinforcement.

Episode 2 BB27 20.07.2025 1:05:05

Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the first week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as motivating operations, and negative reinforcement as they give their first impressions of the house, cast, and twists of this season!

Episode 1 BB27 12.07.2025 1:00:08

Join your hosts, Sarah and Bean, as they break down the behavior seen in the premeire of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as the matching law, motivating operations, and rule governed behavior as they give their first impressions of the house, cast, and twists of this season! * Edit: When we talked about "rule governed behavior", I mentioned that it's uniq...

Ep. 0 - BB27 30.06.2025 6:48

Meet the hosts of the show and get introduced to the behavioral science-driven lens they'll use to analyze the upcoming season of Big Brother!