I don't recall how I found the LW community, but I'm looking forward to some intelligence, online discussion. Judging by the posts I've read thus far, this appears to be the place. I look forward to learning from the community and will hopefully contribute something of value.

Personally, I'm gravely concerned about the state of academia, from a rationalist's perspective, and troubled by what I perceive as a trend away from rationality in the public sphere. I hope to learn more about how we can steer society back towards a path that values logic, empiricism, and free inquiry.