Black scientist rethinks the ‘dark’ in dark matter

In her new book, “Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred,” theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein invites readers into the universe as she sees it — and as a self-described queer agender Black woman, she sees it differently than many people.In her new book, “Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred,” theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein invites readers into the universe as she sees it — and as a self-described queer agender Black woman, she sees it differently than many people.