Ep. 163 Pushing the Boundaries of Understanding with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Today we're joined by Chanda Prescod Weinstein, a theoretical physicist specializing in early universe cosmology. She is the author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred. We talk today about science anxiety, the ways politics play into science, and how the cosmos are part of all of our lives.

The Stacks Book Club selection for May is Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy we will discuss the book with Jenny Lee on Wednesday May 26th.

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0:43.0	Welcome to the stacks, a podcast about books
0:44.9	and the people who read them.
0:46.0	I'm your host, Tracey Thomas.
0:47.4	Our guest today is Chanda Prescott Weinstein,
0:49.6	a theoretical physicist specializing
0:51.7	an early universe cosmology.
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