In order to better address the needs of our fitness-obsessed readers, we are introducing this semi-regular column, "I of the Tiger," to take on the vital hardcore fitness issues of our time. Today: jock-nerd unity. Dig it.

The New York Times' "Room For Debate" is an entrancingly dumb recurring feature in which they get a handful of vaguely qualified people to opine on various important questions such as, today, "Are People Getting Dumber?" As we have done before, we now offer our own perspectives on an issue of substance: "Am I Smarter…

Today we shook our heads in dismay at how dumb the kids these days really are. So dumb. Just so, so dumb. But wait. Is that actually such a bad thing? No it is not, says one commenter.

The mighty Bay State, home of the fightin' Red Sox and gay divorces, has the smartest, and thus best, kids in the nation. According to standardized test scores at least. And we all know those are always completely reliable!

In a very scientific new science study, researchers found that good-looking people (somehow that was determined, scientifically) had higher IQs than Johnny Weak-Chins or Suzie Beak-Noses. So now we know for sure that hot people are inherently better, especially men.

Students who score higher on physical fitness tests also reliably score higher on math and reading tests, disproving the fat kid's standard "dumb jocks are dumb" defense. Fat kids can still claim to be better at art and cooking. [NYP]