{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60007810beba3c55df8595ef/60421651da5aba4e4716bd8f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein - The Disordered Cosmos","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60007810beba3c55df8595ef/1615232953841-57279bc49dec3c9699c8ba05f089dacd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a theoretical cosmologist and a campaigner for inclusion in physics. She is an assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire and is working on the NASA Strobe-x mission. Dr Prescod Weinstein recently received the 2021&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_A._Bouchet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Edward A. Bouchet</a>&nbsp;Award from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Physical_Society\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Physical Society</a>, in recognition \"For contributions to theoretical cosmology and particle physics.&nbsp;<em>The Disordered Cosmos, A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred</em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-disordered-cosmos-a-journey-into-dark-matter-spacetime-and-dreams-deferred/9781541724709\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available now</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Chanda at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cprescodweinstein.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cprescodweinstein.com</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>People, Articles, and Organisations Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li>NASA <a href=\"https://gammaray.nsstc.nasa.gov/Strobe-X\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STROBE-X Mission</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/bouchet.cfm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Edward A. Bouchet Award</a></li><li>Dr Prescod-Weinstein’s column in <a href=\"https://www.newscientist.com/author/chanda-prescod-weinstein/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Scientist</a></li><li>Pillars of Creation, Eagle Nebula</li><li><a href=\"https://www.jcwi.org.uk/windrush-scandal-explained\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Windrush deportation scandal</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/joey_neilsen\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joey Neilsen</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Banneker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Banneker</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/blog/onesimus-smallpox-boston-cotton-mather\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Onesimus</a></li><li>Article on the Mauna Kea observatories expansion in <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00076-7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nature</a></li><li>Haleakalā observatory</li><li>‘<a href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-needs-to-rename-the-james-webb-space-telescope/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The James Webb Space Telescope Needs to Be Renamed</a>’, article by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Sarah Tuttle, Lucianne Walkowicz, and Brian Nord</li><li><a href=\"https://medium.com/@chanda/what-i-wanted-when-i-called-for-a-strike-for-black-lives-bee33c0c07e7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘What I wanted when I called for a Strike for Black Lives’</a>, article by Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein</li><li><a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/international-womens-day-wages-housework-care-selma-james-a9385351.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Article</a> by Selma James on founding the Wages for Housework Campaign</li><li>Margaret Prescod and Wilmette Brown, ‘Birth Announcement’ flyer for <a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/s/6c2m8uj05e22ovr/19%20Black%20Women%20for%20Wages%20for%20Housework.pdf?dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black Women for Wages for Housework</a> </li><li>S. Zainab Williams, Managing Editor at <a href=\"https://bookriot.com/author/s-zainab-williams/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book Riot</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Books Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li>Maya Angelou, <em>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</em></li><li>Emma Byrne, <em>How To Build a Human: The Art of Parenting Like a Scientist</em></li><li>Stephen Hawking, <em>A Brief History of Time</em></li><li>Kurt Kohlstedt &amp; Roman Mars, <em>The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design</em></li><li>Brian Keating, <em>Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor</em></li><li>Steven Weinberg, <em>The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Episode transcript available<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GA5S5YUT_qPeSe4uOCUUMznR82rcUSQ1LibFQbQecfk/edit?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;here</a>&nbsp;(Google doc)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find Us Online</strong></p><p>- Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/thenonficpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.twitter.com/thenonficpod</a></p><p>- Bookshop.org:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/nonficpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/nonficpod</a>&nbsp;(purchases here support us&nbsp;<em>and</em>&nbsp;independent booksellers in the UK)</p><p>- Patreon:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thenonficpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/thenonficpod</a></p><p>- Ko-Fi:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/nonficpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ko-fi.com/nonficpod</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>- Guest: Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein</p><p>- Episode Producer: Emma Byrne</p><p>- Series Exec Producers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://emmabyrne.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Byrne</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.georgiecodd.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Georgie Codd</a></p><p>- Series Senior Producer:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/beatricebazell?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beatrice Bazell</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- Composer and consulting engineer:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://soundcloud.com/mwyer/tracks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Wyer</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>Brought to you by author and publishing rockstar Georgie Codd and author and broadcaster Emma Byrne, NonFicPod is your home for the latest nonfiction must reads. Our premium podcast, Sh*t I Wish I'd Known teaches you the lessons that we (and our guests) have learned about writing - and about life.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Emma Byrne and Georgie Codd"}