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An Asian, a black and a white female scientist are in a laboratory wearing typical white lab clothes. They are discussing their research surrounded by files and computers. One of them is holding a clipboard.

The lab coat and lone genius – science's most infuriating stereotypes

11 May 2022

Television often portrays researchers as lab coat-wearing weirdos who hate social interactions, but the name of the game is collaboration plus hoodies. We need to get better at showing the public what we do, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

13 April 2022

Dark matter is my focus these days, but the intractable problems of dark energy and cosmic acceleration are still on my mind, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


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How does the sun shine? Here's why we are still a little in the dark

19 January 2022

The basics of how fusion works inside stars like the sun is more complicated than it is sometimes portrayed. We shouldn't be surprised that the details are imperfectly understood, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

10 November 2021

There are good reasons to think that neutrinos have a shy cousin that could explain dark matter, but searches have so far come up empty, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


Star Trek

How Star Trek’s warp drives touch on one of physics' biggest mysteries

12 June 2019

Star Trek’s light speed engines may not be possible in our universe, but we are learning more about the particles that fuel them, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


Axions may or may not exist - but we're not just making things up

Axions may or may not exist - but we're not just making things up

15 May 2019

Everything theoretical physicists do is speculative, and likely wrong, except for the things we get right, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


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