Steve Silberman

Steve Silberman
Silberman in 2016
Silberman in 2016
BornUnited States
Alma materOberlin College,
University of California, Berkeley
Genrenon-fiction
Notable workNeurotribes
Notable awardsKavli Science Journalism Award for Magazine Writing
Samuel Johnson Prize

Steve Silberman is an American writer for Wired magazine and has been an editor and contributor there for more than two decades. In 2010, Silberman was awarded the AAAS "Kavli Science Journalism Award for Magazine Writing." His featured article, known as "The Placebo Problem",[1] discussed the impact of placebos on the pharmaceutical industry.[2]

Silberman's 2015 book Neurotribes,[3] which discusses the autism rights and neurodiversity movements, was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize.[4][5] Additionally, Silberman's Wired article "The Geek Syndrome",[6] which focused on autism in Silicon Valley, has been referenced by many sources and has been described as a culturally significant article for the autism community.[7]

Silberman's Twitter account made Time magazine's list of the best Twitter feeds for the year 2011.[8]

In 2016, he gave the keynote address at the United Nations on World Autism Awareness Day.[9][10]

  1. ^ Silberman, Steve (August 2009). "Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why". Wired. Vol. 17, no. 9. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Communicating Science: A Conversation with Science Writer Steve Silberman". The Kavli Foundation. 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Silberman, Steve (2015). Neurotribes, The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People who Think Differently. Crows Nest Australia: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-76011-362-9.
  4. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane. Why do we want autistic kids to have superpowers? io9, January 25, 2012. Accessed 10-18-2013
  5. ^ Pan, Deanna. The Media's Post-Newtown Autism Fail, Mother Jones, December 22, 2012. Accessed 10-18-2013
  6. ^ Silberman, Steve (December 2001). "The Geek Syndrome". Wired. Vol. 9, no. 12. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  7. ^ Shepard, Neil Patrick. Rewiring Difference and Disability: Narratives of Asperger's Syndrome in the Twenty-First Century, 2010, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bowling Green State University, American Culture Studies/Ethnic Studies. Accessed 10-18-2013
  8. ^ Melnick, Meredith. The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011, Time, March 28, 2011. Accessed 10-18-2013
  9. ^ "World Autism Awareness Day 2 April". United Nations. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Young, Robin; Miller-Medzon, Karyn; Hagan, Allison (January 30, 2023). "Grieving David Crosby friend shares their decades of music and banter". WBUR Here & Now. WBUR. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

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