Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers.

This episode tells the life story of B.F. Skinner, a highly influential American psychologist, behaviourist, social philosopher and inventor. A pioneer of modern behaviourism, Skinner founded a school of experimental research psychology and his work on behavioural conditioning altered the course of psychology and psychotherapy.

Find out who Skinner really was, the circumstances of his early life that propelled him into the world of psychology, and what drove him to ask difficult questions and have the ambition to change the world.

We hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to look out for our other biography bites on the world's greatest thinkers!