The Disordered Cosmos av Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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<p>Science, like most fields, is set up for men to succeed, and is rife with racism, sexism, and shortsightedness as a result. But as Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein makes brilliantly clear, we all have a right to know the night sky. One of the leading physicists of her generation, she is also one of the fewer than one hundred Black women to earn a PhD in physics.<br><br>You will enjoy -- and share -- 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 and rhythm informed by pop culture, hip hop, politics, and Star Trek. This vision of the cosmos is vibrant, inclusive and buoyantly non-traditional.<br><br>By welcoming the insights of those who have been left out for too long, we expand our understanding of the universe and our place in it. <i>The Disordered Cosmos</i> is a vision for a world without prejudice that allows everyone to view the wonders of the