A programmer invents software to forestall dementia, but risks turning a whole generation into 'glitches'.

John Webster Gastil is a professor at Pennsylvania State University who studies group behavior. The National Science Foundation has supported his research on the Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review, the Australian Citizens' Parliament, jury deliberation, and cultural cognition. Gray Matters is John's first foray into fiction, and his second novel, Dungeon Party, is also forthcoming from Cosmic Egg Books. John lives in State College, PA, USA.