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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
22 reviews
illustrativemisfit's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Colonisation
mar's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Transphobia, and Police brutality
Minor: Homophobia and Self harm
saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
The Disordered Cosmos is at its most fascinating when it discusses the ways that colonialism and bigotry intersect with and stunt science. Specifically in how these impact what gets studied and how, who gets to study it, and how we talk about history. At times the book feels like a memoir as the authors brings up her own background and personal anecdotes a lot.
Mileage may vary with how much you get out of the book. I’ve taken some college level introductory astronomy courses and was able to keep up with the science pretty well and didn’t learn much. I got more out of the history and social issues section and would love to look for more advanced science with this Black feminist perspective. Though there are times when the arguments are too broad or too surface level like “racism in science exists.” I also wish the ending offered more tangible, less vague solutions.
Overall, this is a pretty good argument for why people in science need more humanities and understanding of colonialism.
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Colonisation
murve's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism
vincci's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Colonisation
alsoapples's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Car accident, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Deportation
kk_gotit_goinon's review against another edition
5.0
Dr. Prescod-Weinstein lays everything out so well but without talking down to you or coming off like she is right and you are wrong. She doesn't claim to have all the answers or to know how to solve everything while still pointing out the very real issues that have to be addressed.
Oh and the physics is pretty interesting but easy to understand (for a neuroscientist at least haha!)
A must read for a academics and folks who want to try to make the world a better place.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Rape
rachbake's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
solenodon's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Chronic illness, Antisemitism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, and Suicide
Colorism. Eugenics, mentions of forced sterilization. Climate change. Rape and assault are discussed and frankly but not graphically described; a chapter centered around rape includes a content warning in the preface and is able to be skipped.