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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Physics, the cosmos, and who gets to explore them

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Physics, the cosmos, and who gets to explore them

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein brings particle physics and cosmology into conversation with questions about how science is practiced. The book ranges from the Standard Model and theories of dark matter to the physics of melanin, placing these subjects alongside history, politics, Black feminist traditions, and references to Star Trek. Its scope connects the study of the universe with a call for a more just and inclusive scientific community, giving the scientific topics a social as well as physical context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in particle physics, cosmology, and dark matter.
  • For those curious about how history, politics, and Black feminist thought intersect with science.
  • For readers seeking essays that pair scientific subjects with questions of equity in scientific practice.

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Particle physics and cosmologyDark matter and the universeScience, history, and politicsBlack feminist perspectivesEquity and inclusion in science

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Book overview

From a star astrophysicist and author of the national bestseller The Edge of Space Time, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos - and a call for a more just, inclusive practice of science.

"A love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths" -Smithsonian Magazine

In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter--all with a new spin informed by history, politics, and the wisdom of Star Trek.

One of the leading physicists of her generation, Prescod-Weinstein is also one of the first one hundred Black American women to earn a PhD from a department of physics. Her vision of the cosmos is vibrant, buoyantly nontraditional, and grounded in Black feminist traditions.

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