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

So I’m terrible at math and science. Absolutely dreadful. This book was really challenging for the first 4 chapters. I didn’t understand much. Then it got REALLY good. The shift from deep physics to the issues and responsibilities of Science was super interesting. I love the ways Prescod-Weinstein t......more

highly recommend this to everyone, but especially people studying and working in stem spaces Blog | Instagram | Youtube | Ko-fi | Spotify | Twitch......more

This is an excellent piece of nonfiction from the first Black woman in cosmology. It blends science writing, memoir, and intersectional feminist thought in a way that is both rigorous and accessible to a broad range of readers. Her passion for studying the stars and the history of the universe is cl......more

three stars for the muddled but interesting first half (pop science), one star for the grotesque and largely unreadable sociology/invective of the back half. if you liked bell hooks, you'll love prescod-weinstein...but why? predictably, it's a hectoring SJW screed from someone who calls herself "sil......more

The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an all-encompassing guide to the state of race, gender, and other social issues in science, particularly particle physics. Dr. Prescod-Weinstein split the book into three sections that each focus on a part of her thesis: the science behind physics......more