The Disordered Cosmos

- Reviews -

"Both scientist and humanist, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein integrates her personal experience as a Black woman growing up in an America filled with social injustice with her quest to understand the cosmos. For me, she embodies Star Trek: The Next Generation. " --Gates McFadden, actress and director "This kind of science book is all too rare, and all too necessary. " --Clifford Johnson, author of The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the Universe "A resonant paean to the beauties of the cosmos and a persuasive appeal for solutions to injustices in science. "--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Particle physicist Prescod-Weinstein presents a provocative and richly detailed critique of the largely white and male scientific community and her place in it as a Black queer woman. . . A fascinating and disquieting look at a discipline that often holds itself above interrogation. "--Booklist (starred review) "A groundbreaking work of science and art--a clarion call to think rigorously, to question fearlessly, to challenge what we' ve long been told and reimagine what could exist in our search to better understand ourselves and our universe. " --Nicole Chung, author of All You Can Ever Know "A rethinking of what time, space and matter mean when we understand the systems of oppression and exploitation that structure our realities. We' ve never more needed a map of the stars to guide us, and Chanda gives us a great big new one in this book. " --Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman "Breathtakingly expansive and intimate. . . . Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a griot of the universe, and her powerful storytelling will reignite your commitment to creating a world in which we all have the spacetime to think and dream. " --Ruha Benjamin, author of Race After Technology "Eye-opening, provocative, and ultimately inspiring: if we can grasp the enormity of the cosmos, surely we can look within ourselves and try to be better to each other. " --Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime "Imagine if someone could make you fall in love not only with the nighttime sky not only as a thing of beauty but as a matter of matter, the stuff of our existence seen and unseen. Imagine a physics professor who could assure you that the world and its wonder belongs to all of us, Black women included. That is what you have in Chanda Prescod-Weinstein' s The Disordered Cosmos. Her writing is beautiful and clear, her ideas are expansive, honest and precise. You will feel yourself grow inside this book. Finally, this is the decolonized science we have yearned for, a gift from a rare intellectual who fights for freedom on every page and inside every theory. " --Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry "This book will change the way you think about the universe, and about the how, why, and whom of academic culture. " --Katie Mack, author of The End of Everything There are very few books that will ignite the finest poets, memoirists, scientists, novelists, and folks who love reading. The Disordered Cosmos does all that, but what' s most otherworldly is that it' s a book that families in this world must read. It will change how we talk, think, communicate, and, most of all, imagine. --Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy: An American Memoir "Afrofuturists seeking a deeper grounding in sciences beyond Earth' s terrain will enjoy this well-crafted book that centers both Black Lives and space theory in a quest to understand the universe. "--Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture "Celebrated scientist Dr. Prescod-Weinstein uncovers how systematic racism limits humanity' s potential. Using the universe as her classroom, she highlights the value of equality in laboratories and society at large. "--Essence "In this powerful and compelling book, Prescod-Weinstein lays it out patently: Racist and sexist policies and behaviors are rampant across all scientific disciplines. . . From the hunt for dark matter (her area of expertise) to the often fraught relationship among Indigenous peoples, their lands, and high-tech experiments, Prescod-Weinstein' s deep dives into complex subjects are accessible and exhilarating. . . A timely, necessary, stellar book--a game-changer. "--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "What a cosmic testimony this is! A science-sermon to the Black, the queer, the trans, the disabled and all others who seek to be as free as the cosmos allows. This book proves that there is plenty of room in the universe for those who, on Earth, are forced to fold themselves up. Rejoice! For we have the space. "--Robert Jones, Jr. , author of The Prophets

- Author Bio -

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Core Faculty in Women' s and Gender Studies at the University of New Hampshire. She is also a columnist for New Scientist. Her research in theoretical physics focuses on cosmology, neutron stars, and particles beyond the standard model. She also does research on feminist science studies, with a specific focus on the experiences of Black women in physics. Essence Magazine recognized her as one of 15 Black Women Who Are Paving the Way in STEM and Breaking Barriers. She has been profiled in several venues, including Tech Crunch, Ms. Magazine,Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Nylon, and the African-American Intellectual History Society' s Black Perspectives. She received the 2017 LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award "For Years of Dedicated Effort in Changing Physics Culture to be More Inclusive and Understanding Toward All Marginalized Peoples. " She divides her time between Durham, New Hampshire, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9781541724686
Published:	1 Jun 2022
Published In:	United States
Imprint:	PublicAffairs (US)
Publisher:	PublicAffairs (US)
Format:	Paperback
Height:	216mm
Width:	135mm
Pages:	336

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