Dana Tulodziecki

Dana Tulodziecki is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University and Affiliate Faculty in the Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI).  She holds degrees in Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science from the LSE and Columbia University.  Her current work falls into two main areas: first, questions related to scientific progress, theory-choice, and the question of what factors, besides the empirical evidence, make epistemic contributions to our scientific theories and hypotheses; second, the Philosophy of Space Science and Space Ethics and Policy.  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, Synthese, and Nature Communications.  She is Chair of the Executive Board for the Committee for Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, an Associate Editor for the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and on the Editorial Board for Studies in History and Philosophy of Science and Purdue University Press.  She is also a member of several space-related ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications) Advisory Groups for DARPA. Her work has been featured on Science News, CNN, Washington Post, History Channel, Popular Mechanics, How Stuff Works, and other venues.  Her outreach also includes speaking for podcasts and radio, such as NPR and Radio France.