Daniel Sarewitz is Professor of Science and Society, and co-director and co-founder of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, at Arizona State University (http://www.cspo.org). He also writes a monthly column for Nature. His work focuses on revealing the connections between science policy decisions, scientific research and social outcomes. How does the distribution of the social benefits of science relate to the way that we organize scientific inquiry? What accounts for the highly uneven advance of know-how related to solving human problems? How do the interactions between scientific uncertainty and human values influence decision making? How does technological innovation influence politics? And how can improved insight into such questions contribute to real-world practice? From 1989-1993 he worked on R&D policy issues as a staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives. He received a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Cornell University in 1986. He now directs the Washington, DC, office of CSPO, and focuses his efforts on a range of activities to increase CSPO’s impact on federal science and technology policy processes.