Electron and the Bear

A book that has long been a favorite of mine is Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter.  I read this book when I was beginning my professional education, and it profoundly influenced my career direction.   I have returned to it many times of the years, given away innumerable copies, and basically treated it as my lodestone for the muses I follow.


One of the mechanisms Hofstader uses in GEB are a series of conversations between Achilles and the Tortise.  As a nod to both my favorite professional book that has real staying power, and because I believe the technique works, my blog contains postings that represent dialogs between the Bear and Electron. In these postings, it should be evident that I take on the role of the bear, whereas Electron takes on whatever role I have decided to shove him into.