Steve Silberman

Steve Silberman
Silberman in 2016
Silberman in 2016
Born(1957-12-23)December 23, 1957
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 2024(2024-08-28) (aged 66)
Alma materOberlin College,
University of California, Berkeley
GenreNon-fiction
Notable workNeurotribes
Notable awardsKavli Science Journalism Award for Magazine Writing
Samuel Johnson Prize
Spouse
Keith
(m. 2003)
Website
www.stevesilberman.com Edit this at Wikidata

Steve Silberman (December 23, 1957 – August 28, 2024) was an American writer for Wired magazine and was 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. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Communicating Science: A Conversation with Science Writer Steve Silberman". The Kavli Foundation. 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. 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? Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine io9, January 25, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013
  5. ^ Pan, Deanna. The Media's Post-Newtown Autism Fail Archived April 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Mother Jones, December 22, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013
  6. ^ Silberman, Steve (December 2001). "The Geek Syndrome". Wired. Vol. 9, no. 12. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. 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. Retrieved October 18, 2013
  8. ^ Melnick, Meredith. The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011, Time, March 28, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013
  9. ^ "World Autism Awareness Day 2 April". United Nations. April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. 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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