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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
2 reviews
mar's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
a much heavier read than i anticipated, but it does an incredible job unpacking the racism (as well as the sexism, transphobia, ableism) within science & the scientific community - both historically and presently - and the profound damage it continues to cause; i think anyone with an interest in science would benefit from reading this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Rape, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Transphobia, and Police brutality
Minor: Self harm and Homophobia
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
The early chapters of this book lay out the author’s interest in physics with a palpable enthusiasm, while the later chapters discuss the ways that the dominant culture manifests in academia and the physics "community" that work to dim that enthusiasm. I hadn't really considered the ways that science as a discipline and idea are socially constructed so there's lots to think about.
(I did dock a star because I found the chapter on gender a bit reductive - I hate the narrative that nonbinary people exist because they are the only ones who object to traditional gender roles and this chapter skirts pretty close to that. Overall though a great read.)
(I did dock a star because I found the chapter on gender a bit reductive - I hate the narrative that nonbinary people exist because they are the only ones who object to traditional gender roles and this chapter skirts pretty close to that. Overall though a great read.)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Ableism, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Medical content, Racial slurs, Classism, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Transphobia
Minor: Chronic illness, Cancer, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
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