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The Intelligencer
Inside the hypercompetitive world of high-IQ societies
by Rachel Aviv

The Mind-Body Problem
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful�and smart: College students who model
by Christine Lagorio

Mr. Happy
In a law professor's debut novel, Homo academicus meets pseudologia fantastica
by Ed Park

Minor Threat
Does 'The Daily Show' really make college students apathetic?
by Jessica Winter

Hot Pockets
From call girl ads to bits of soap, beauty is in the eye of the beholder
by Kosiya Shalita

On Native Grounds
A scholar challenges the conventional wisdom on Native American fiction�and writes his own novel.
by Carla Blumenkranz

Doctors With Borders
Bioethics matures into a formal academic field�and faces an identity crisis
by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

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Boerum Hill has Paula Fox; Park Slope has Jonathan Safran Foer and Paul Auster. Here's a chance to represent Carroll Gardens in the South Brooklyn literary scene. The Sackett Street Writers' Workshop (sackettworkshop.com), founded by Julia Fierro in 2002, offers courses in fiction and nonfiction throughout the autumn.

As the basis for the classic film The Red Shoes or Martin McDonagh's play The Pillowman, myths and legends provide an inexhaustible supply of inspiration. NYU's "Beauties, Beasts and Enchantments: Writing Fairy Tales" (212-998-7200, scps.nyu.edu) uses some of the most universal plots—a journey, an ordeal, three wishes—as starting points for writing a fairy tale of your own.

Instead of complaining about how unfunny most sketch comedy is, take a cue from the guys behind the SNL digital films "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" and the Natalie Portman rap parody and DIY. The PIT offers "Intro to Sketch Writing" (thepit-nyc.com, 212-563-7488). The course ends with a reading of your work by professionals. Kosiya Shalita