Benjamin Jantzen is a professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech where he
writes and teaches about the philosophy of biology and builds computer
programs for scientific discovery. In the past, he has studied various
aspects of insect flight and metabolism. Jantzen is the founder of the
Virginia Institute for Invertebrates
(https://virginiainvertebrates.org/) and is driven to capture and
preserve knowledge about the myriad ways that invertebrate animals make
a living. He is an enthusiastic Virginia Master Naturalist, contributing
to a range of citizen-science and conservation efforts.