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Is the Internet Making You Stupid

Last week, The Pew Research Center released a report asking a selection of "experts, organizations, and interested institutions" whether or not they believed Google was making people dumb, and whether or not our collective intelligence would grow or shrink as a result of recurrent Internet use.

Faking It: Can You Tell Fake Bags From The Real Thing?

BV: A New MIT study conducted by Assistant Professor Renee Richardson Gosline found people judge whether a bag is real or fake based on the person wearing it: If the person's outfit and overall comportment seem 'high class' people tend to believe the bag they're carrying is authentic. If, however, the person's clothes seem low quality, their bag is perceived to be a Chinatown creation In a follow up study, Gosline found that 46% of women who purchase fake bags end up purchasing the real item within two years. Do you wear fake bags? Or do you invest in the real thing?