Will Fraker is an associate editor at Aeon. He studied a mixture of philosophy, biology, and social & critical theory at Wesleyan University. When he’s not thinking about these things, he’s probably playing music or climbing rocks. If you have any questions about re-publishing or syndicating Aeon’s content, he is your guy.

Will Fraker's contributions to Aeon Ideas are being republished at Britannica.com under a Creative Commons license.