With plastic consumption growing, some are calling for a bigger-picture attempt to reduce wasteful use of plastic, increase recycling and raise awareness that plastic is essentially stored petroleum.
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Take Tony Robbins - in the US, they like a big, glossy hero picture, but here we had to reduce the picture on the packaging and market it according to its content.
Indeed, a recent behavioral study demonstrated that the presentation of romantic partner pictures is sufficient to reduce experimentally-induced pain [16].
He also developed a purse with extra-bright LEDs that can be activated when someone is taking unwanted pictures; the effect is to reduce an intrusive photograph to a washed-out blur.
Furthermore, the application of digital pictures has been reported to reduce bias more than physical examination in dermatological studies [ 18].
Impulsivity and dietary restraint are themselves risk factors for overeating and overweight (Johnson, Pratt, & Wardle, 2012; Nederkoorn et al., 2006b), suggesting that response-inhibition training to food pictures may specifically help to reduce overeating in vulnerable individuals, which supports its therapeutic potential.
"By switching to an encrypted digital projection technology, the motion picture industry will be able to reduce the losses it now incurs due to piracy," said Charles Swartz, executive director of the Entertainment Technology Center, which, through its Digital Cinema Laboratory, is testing various digital projection technologies for the industry.
To decide and act successfully in this complex environment, decision-makers need to gain a deeper understanding of the development and a clearer picture of the future – and to reduce uncertainty.
