Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: The Disordered Cosmos

Theoretical physicist Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein wants to share the wonders of the universe with people who might think they are inaccessible. As a professor at the University of New Hampshire in theoretical physics and women’s studies, Prescod-Weinstein teaches and studies the outer reaches of scientific understanding and seeks to make complex concepts understandable. In her new book The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, Prescod-Weinstein provides a unique chronicle of the physics of our cosmos through the lens of the Star Trek universe.

Join Prescod-Weinstein at INFORUM to learn about the universe from her perspective, formed by Black feminism and a view of our cosmos as, despite its intricacies, accessible to all.

NOTES
Our thanks to Marcus Bookstore in Oakland, Ca. for fulfilling book orders.

Part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation.

This program is produced in association with Wonderfest.

April 21, 2021

SPEAKERS

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics and Core Faculty Member in Women’s Studies, University of New Hampshire; Author, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

Raja GuhaThakurta
Ph.D., Professor/Astronomer & Department Chair, Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz

[lizbolotin]

Where is my comment
Liz bolotin
Re the last ? From the audience
I want to add
The openness of the speaker and the interviewer
Was astounding and suitable
I loved the respect and sharing and care they showed for students
The speaker showed a vastness in her understanding
I’m a novice but I got her book and began reading today
Thank you
Liz bolotin
Ps I taught in East LA
and at Belmont High School downtown LA
I know what the speaker is referring to relative to the challenges students and parents face.

The speakers responses need to be
Absorbed by all of us.

[lizbolotin]

The last ? From the audience
Had the premise that there is only NOW
on a nitty gritty level
It definitely is plausible

[thetawaves]

I would to hear a talk about Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin.

[legacyoffreedomain]

My favorite poem is titled WHY? Only. By Leonardo Shepherd @hellopoetry❤️