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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
By: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

“A resonant paean to the beauties of the cosmos and a persuasive appeal for solutions to injustices in science.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“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)

From 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.

The Disordered Cosmos By Chanda Prescod - Weinstein (Audiobook Excerpt)

Stephen Kenny scrutinizes the career of surgeon Rudolph Matas, the so-called "father of vascular surgery." Kenny demonstrates how his life and work must be understood in the context of segregation in the U.S. South and the racialized medicine that was practiced there in the 19th and 20th centuries. He also highlights the ways in which Matas used medical photography to legitimate an ideologically driven racialized research agenda. 

Find this podcast and more in the Consortium's series on "Race Science" and Scientific Racism at: www.chstm.org/video/101

Stephen Kenny on Race and Science

Andy Evans discusses the history of "race science" in Germany before the Nazi takeover in 1933. Evans describes how Germany's nineteenth-century liberal anthropological tradition transmogrified into a hierarchical and racist "science" in the early part of the twentieth century. 

Andy Evans is Associate Professor of History at SUNY New Paltz, and is the author of, among other works, Anthropology at War: World War I and the Science of Race in Germany.

Find this podcast and others in the Consortium's series on race science and scientific racism at:
www.chstm.org/video/101

Andy Evans on Race and Science in Germany

Richard Wetzell analyzes the history of "racial science" in Germany during the early years of the Nazi regime, demonstrating how medical doctors, physical anthropologists, and human geneticists wielded competing theories of race in order to influence public policy and maintain their professional status.

Richard Wetzell is a Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute (GHI) in Washington, D.C. and editor of the GHI's Bulletin. Dr. Wetzell is a historian of modern Germany, with particular interests in the history of criminology and penal reform, and the history of the human and biological sciences.

To listen to other installments in the Consortium's series on "Race Science" and Scientific Racism, please visit: https://www.chstm.org/video/101

Richard Wetzell on "Racial Science" in Nazi Germany

An audio capture of my lecture on Monday, January 14, 2019, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, for my first-year undergraduate course on non-fiction, called "Displaced Persons." This lecture focuses on transitioning from discussion of Lawrence Hill's op-ed "Act of Love" to David Chariandy's book I've Been Meaning to Tell You. I talk about forms of diegesis, or "telling," and introduce the idea of interpellation or "hailing." The course website, always under construction, is here: faculty.arts.ubc.ca/kmcneill/111_2019.htm. Student voices have been edited out.

English 111 2019

Lawrence Hill and David Chariandy, Forms of Telling

An audio capture of my lecture on Monday, January 21, 2019, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, for my first-year undergraduate course on non-fiction, called "Displaced Persons." This lecture focuses on the semiotics of race in David Chariandy's book I've Been Meaning to Tell You. The course website, always under construction, is here: faculty.arts.ubc.ca/kmcneill/111_2019.htm. Student voices have been edited out.

On David Chariandy, 3: I've Been Meaning to Tell You

John Jackson discusses the legacy of nineteenth-century "race science" on twentieth-century scientific investigation, the challenge to "race science" made by population genetics and anthropology, and the ways in which the pseudoscience of race continues to inform twenty-first century debates.

Find this podcast and more in the Consortium's series on Race Science and Scientific Racism at: www.chstm.org/video/101

John Jackson on Race and Science

Elise Burton discusses the development of genetics, "race science," and race concepts in the Middle East. Dr. Burton sketches the connections between European, North American, and Middle Eastern scientists, and elaborates upon how contemporary issues (such as COVID-19) are influenced by ideas of genetic nationalism.

Find this podcast and more in the Consortium's series on Race Science and Scientific Racism at:
www.chstm.org/video/101

Elise Burton on Race and Science

Libro.fm is a digital audiobook service that makes it easy for you to discover and experience great books. 

Kevin McNeilly talks and writes. He also teaches in the English Department at the University of British Columbia.

A new public events series from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine brings historical perspective to contemporary issues and concerns.

In the public forums, historians and other specialists speak about culturally relevant topics in front of a live audience at Consortium member institutions. Forum subjects range from medical consumerism to public trust in science and technology. Videos of these events are also available at chstm.org.

In podcast episodes, authors of new books in the history of science, technology, and medicine respond to questions from readers with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. These conversations illuminate the utility and relevance of the past in light of current events.

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