"The Disordered Cosmos" is the most unique and original book in recent years. It talks about a few key takeaways: all things, including humans of all colors and all gender and sexual preferences, are formed from the same stardust, in physics, with its captivating theories, wonderful weirdness, and mysteries, anything is possible, and many such take on.

1. Book Review: The Disordered Cosmos
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Even today, you won’t hear many perspectives from black, women cosmologists/theoretical
physicists. Not surprisingly then, this incredibly personal, emotional, and scientific work, The
Disordered Cosmos, might be the most unique and original book you’ve read in years.
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2. Associate Professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein teaches physics, astronomy, and gender
studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her professional recognition includes the 2021
Edward A. Bouchet Award from the America Physical Society.
Though many will label her views and words radical, we urge you to read this partly
autobiographical, partly historical, but always withering social critique of America. Even if
you don’t completely agree with any of her views, you’ll gain a vital and necessary
perspective, one that speaks to almost unbearable pain, yet remains cautiously hopeful.
Over the centuries, through overt and subtle words, advertising, the media, movies, books,
leader behaviors, and the like, the colors black and brown have become associated with dirt
and negativity, while goodness and cleanliness have attached to the color white.
Oppressors have long used the color of people’s skin to reinforce power and to justify horrific
deeds. As a result, people with more generous amounts of melanin identify as black and
have created a black culture. They face more challenges and greater odds of dying at the
hands of police. Many people with little to no melanin consider those with more melanin less
intelligent, and less capable of physical and emotional feelings, even though melanin has no
bearing on these things.
Scientists have played no small part in creating these fictions. Science and pseudo-
experimentation, including eugenics have deliberately supported and championed racism or
turned a blind eye.
Of late, however, because of shifting demographics, American leaders have begun to
encourage black and brown youth to enter the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math). This is for fear of having too few scientists and falling behind
competitor nations.
Here are a few key takeaways from the book:
All things, including humans of all colors and all gender and sexual preferences,
formed from the same stardust.
In physics, with its captivating theories, wonderful weirdness, and mysteries, anything
is possible.

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‘Western’ science ignores the perspectives of marginalized people and often claims
credit for their contributions.
The author’s experiences, beginning at Harvard, demonstrate that racism in science
remains an insidious force.
Varying amounts of melanin determine the color of a person’s skin and hair, but race
was a construct before the discovery of melanocytes in the 1800s.
White supremacists still pervade science, ignoring racial injustices and perpetuating
centuries of inequities.
Instead of opening doors to the marginalized to do right, white leaders, including
scientists, do so mainly for economic, military, or personal gains.
CHCI weaves over a decade of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expertise into all of our
core offerings. If you want to determine your company’s DEI strengths, opportunities for
growth, and actionable next steps, check out DEI360, our new online assessment tool. We’d
love to help.
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