Prescod-Weinstein C. The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

Bold Type Books, 2021. — 288 p. — ISBN-13 9781541724693.Беспорядочный космос: путешествие в темную материю, пространство-время и отложенные мечтыFrom a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos -- and a call for a more just practice of science. 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, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is also one of fewer than one hundred Black American women to earn a PhD from a department of physics. Her vision of the cosmos is vibrant, buoyantly non-traditional, and grounded in Black feminist traditions. Prescod-Weinstein urges us to recognize how science, like most fields, is rife with racism, sexism, and other dehumanizing systems. She lays out a bold new approach to science and society that begins with the belief that we all have a fundamental right to know and love the night sky. The Disordered Cosmos dreams into existence a world that allows everyone to tap into humanity's wealth of knowledge about the wonders of the universe.In the Beginning: A Bedtime Story
JUST PHYSICS
Quarks
Dark Matter Isn’t Dark
Spacetime Isn’t Straight
The Biggest Picture There Is
PHYSICS AND THE CHOSEN FEW
The Physics of Melanin
Black People Are Luminous Matter
Who Is a Scientist?
THE TROUBLE WITH PHYSICISTS
Let Astro/Physics Be the Dream It Used to Be
The Anti-Patriarchy Agender
Wages for Scientific Housework
Rape Is Part of This Scientific Story
ALL OUR GALACTIC RELATIONS
The Point of Science: Lessons from the Mauna
Cosmological Dreams Under Totalitarianism
Black Feminist Physics at the End of the World
Dear Mama, This is What My Freedom Dream Looks Like