‘Individualism’ is example of ‘white supremacy’ in astrophysics: professor

An astrophysicist at Colorado College said that her field suffers from “systemic racism” and “white supremacy” as evidenced by its focus on “individualism” and “exceptionalism.”

Professor Natalie Gosnell enjoys her work at the intersection of science and art, but one thing she struggles with is the racism embedded in astrophysics. She also said the field has problems with “violent” and “hypermasculine” bias.

The Colorado College blog reported: