Dana Tulodziecki is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University.  She holds degrees in Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science from the LSE and Columbia University.  Her work focuses on scientific progress, theory-choice, and the question of what factors, besides the empirical evidence, make epistemic contributions to our scientific theories and hypotheses.  She has written on these topics in journals such as The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, and Synthese.  She is an elected member of the Committee for Integrated History and Philosophy of Science and the current President of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science.  She is also a member of the ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications) Advisory Group for DARPA's Biomanufacturing: Survival, Utility, and Reliability beyond Earth (B-SURE) program. Her work applying philosophy of science to case-studies in the history of science has been featured on CNN, Washington Post, History Channel, Popular Mechanics, How Stuff Works, and other venues.  Her outreach in this area also includes speaking for podcasts and radio, such as NPR and Radio France.