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Consciousness: More like Fame thanTelevision February 26, 1995 Consciousness: More like Fame than Television Daniel C. DennettCenter for Cognitive StudiesTufts UniversityMedford, MA 02155 Top 5 Must-See Fashion Documentaries For most of us, the semester has just begun, bringing about that easy time of year when homework assignments are short, exams are still far away, and free time is (comparably) abundant. But with winter temps keeping most of us indoors, it can be all too easy to waste your weekends watching reality show reruns – boring! We’ve covered our top 5 favorite fashion books in the past, but fashion-related movies can be just as inspiring and brain-stimulating as their paper counterparts. So turn off that Kardashian marathon (please!), grab some popcorn, and indulge in some much more satisfying screen time.

Iron Man - The Real Iron Man Suit For the Stan Winston Studio IRON MAN team, the biggest challenge was to create suits that retained their well-known comic book proportions while still allowing Robert Downey Jr. and his stuntmen to perform with minimal discomfort and maximum range of motion. Shane Mahan, 25 year SWS FX supervisor and co-founder of Legacy Effects said, “For Robert to be in the Mark III suit was a culmination of a great many steps because we had to take a design that is non-human in some of its proportions and fit actors and stuntmen into it.” To add to the complexity of the job, Mahan added, "We were forced to reverse-engineer the suit because we didn’t have Robert’s body cast to build the suit over joint-for-joint, measurement-for-measurement. The digital build and design of the suit was 95 percent complete before Robert was even cast in the film."

T-Shirtism - Experimental Jetset T-Shirtism October 2005 Homages, tributes, parodies In 2001, we designed 'John & Paul & Ringo & George', a t-shirt for Japanese label 2K/Gingham. Signal Detection Theory The starting point for signal detection theory is that nearly all reasoning and decision making takes place in the presence of some uncertainty. Signal detection theory provides a precise language and graphic notation for analyzing decision making in the presence of uncertainty. The general approach of signal detection theory has direct application for us in terms of sensory experiments. But it also offers a way to analyze many different kinds of decision problems. What you should know from this lecture Information acquisition Criterion Internal response and external noise Probability of occurrence curves Receiver operating characteristic (ROC curve) Discriminability index (d')

Five-Figure Dresses From Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Monique Lhuillier, And More Another factor fueling the trend? To hear Cameron Silver, who sells vintage couture at Decades in L.A., tell it: It's our own twisted psychology. Recounting a situation that he's often witnessed at his ten-year-old boutique, he says, "Someone will go, 'Oh my gosh, this dress is $400, it's too cheap.' The DNA of Luxury: Defining Desire With Consumers To create aspiration, we often hear “luxury” associated with many products and brands. Luxury cars. Luxury vacations. Luxury shoes. Marketers seemingly hope that this elevation into “luxury” maintains recession-proof sales. But what exactly does it mean to be a luxury brand? The Art Of Becoming A Media Darling and Sponsorship Magnet Welcome to the twelfth and final installment of Build Your Online Business (BYOB). Want to learn more about this series? Start with the The Secret Ingredient To Building An Online Business. Think it’s about time you get some media attention for what you’re doing? I agree and you know what, it’s easier than you think.