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The physics was certainly intimidating but Chanda Prescod-Weinstein constantly reminds us that enjoying science isn’t about what you know but embracing what you don’t know. The hard science writing in here is fun, exciting and accessible even though at times it went over my head. But most of the books is really about the social conditions that influence physics and science as a whole. Forcing us to face settler-colonialism, white supremacy, capitalism and patriarchy head on, Prescod-Weinstein shows us how the scientific method is a deeply social process and that science/scientists are not distant neutral observers of the world around us. This book reconciles the hard and obscured realities of science and our world, encouraging us all to fight for justice and imagine a joyful existence. Loved it!

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5.0

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5.0

Absolutely remarkable. I expected to learn more about physics, and I did. What I didn't expect was the further education I received in how science is not at all immune from white supremacy, colonialism, and heterocispatriarchy. Amazing work.

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