Consumer Confidence Drops In August, Down To Late 2011 Level

As beverage makers phase out plastic six-pack rings, this packaging company offers a new paperboard solution. Beverage brands have been trying to develop sustainable, cardboard multi-pack packaging for years now. But like the ill-fated paper straw, these paperboard packs tend to face a functionality problem: they disintegrate too quickly when exposed to liquid (which, no surprise, tends to happen often).

As hydrofluorocarbons are being phased out, illegal smuggling operations have popped up to supply them. How do you solve a problem like hydrofluorocarbons?

A new collaboration between Heineken and Bodega signals the arrival of ‘dumbphones‘ into the mainstream. Gen Z is sick of smartphones—and big brands are starting to catch on.

Great Salt Lake Institute Director Bonnie Baxter has devoted her life to researching the dying ecosystem. Here, she talks about what that means. This story was originally published by High Country News.

What determines which events and interactions create memories? There are several factors to consider. Most of what happens to you every day vanishes without a trace. Countless walks, interactions, meals, and discussions have little or no long-term impact on your brain. You will have no memory of many of the people you pass when you walk by them, or of particular words that someone spoke to you (even if you recall the gist of what they were saying).

Here’s what your morning routine should look like, according to Laura Mae Martin, Google’s executive productivity advisor. Whether or not breakfast is the most important meal of the day is up for debate. What’s not, however, is the importance of mornings. Laura Mae Martin, author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Well-being, says those first couple of hours deserve and require more attention than other parts of your day.