2021 CAP Virtual Congress / Congrès virtuel de l'ACP 2021

The Right to Know and Love the Night Sky

10 Jun 2021, 11:00

30m

Underline Conference System

Plenary Speaker / Conférencier(ère) plénier(ère) Herzberg Public, Plenary, and Medal Talks / Conférenciers des sessions Herzberg, plénières et médaillés (CAP-ACP) R-PLEN-2 Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, U. New Hampshire - (CAP/EDI) (ACP/EDI) Sponsored by TRIUMF

Speaker

Prof. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire)

Description

In this talk, I will argue that treating the marginalization of certain groups in science as a workforce problem ignores the deeper issue: that wondering about the universe is a fundamental right. I will discuss what it means to create the conditions in which we all have a chance to know and love the night sky and all of the particles that populate it.