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Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: The Disordered Cosmos

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: The Disordered Cosmos

FromCommonwealth Club of California Podcast


Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: The Disordered Cosmos

FromCommonwealth Club of California Podcast

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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.
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
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on April 6th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Released:
Apr 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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