Congratulations, digaman! November 3, 2015 7:20 AM Subscribe
MeFi's own Steve Silberman (aka digaman) has won this year’s Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the first time in his 17-year history that the award has gone to a popular science book.
(Previously, on the Blue.)
Hey, congratulations! Nice to see this.
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 7:40 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 7:40 AM on November 3, 2015
Huge achievement, congratulations!
posted by Horace Rumpole at 7:47 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Horace Rumpole at 7:47 AM on November 3, 2015
Awesome job dude, congratulations!! The Indy article uses the phrase "Nazi Vienna" which made me think of a Nazi version of the Ultravox song. Stupid Brain, always getting things wrong like this!
But well done for winning! Do you get something more than the kudos of winning? i.e. money, a grant, anything?
posted by marienbad at 8:01 AM on November 3, 2015
But well done for winning! Do you get something more than the kudos of winning? i.e. money, a grant, anything?
posted by marienbad at 8:01 AM on November 3, 2015
The prize site says digaman is £20,000 richer today.
posted by Etrigan at 8:08 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Etrigan at 8:08 AM on November 3, 2015
He's got one of the better Twitter accounts as well.
posted by maxsparber at 8:32 AM on November 3, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 8:32 AM on November 3, 2015 [4 favorites]
And thank you for writing the book. As a father with a 10 year old daughter on the spectrum, it has been invaluable for our whole family. It's also been an incredibly powerful tool for changing the culture's perceptions of neurodiversity. I just can't thank you enough.
posted by Toekneesan at 8:34 AM on November 3, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by Toekneesan at 8:34 AM on November 3, 2015 [8 favorites]
Applause, and warm congratulations!
posted by MonkeyToes at 8:55 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by MonkeyToes at 8:55 AM on November 3, 2015
🎉⭐️🎉👏👍
posted by The Whelk at 9:06 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 9:06 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
Congrats!
posted by tofu_crouton at 9:18 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by tofu_crouton at 9:18 AM on November 3, 2015
Congratulations!
posted by thomas j wise at 9:23 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by thomas j wise at 9:23 AM on November 3, 2015
Adding my congratulations too. It's on my reading list, just haven't gotten to it but have been following reviews. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
Seconding this from maxsparber He's got one of the better Twitter accounts as well.
posted by madamjujujive at 9:28 AM on November 3, 2015
Seconding this from maxsparber He's got one of the better Twitter accounts as well.
posted by madamjujujive at 9:28 AM on November 3, 2015
That is wonderful, congrats on a job well done.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 9:34 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 9:34 AM on November 3, 2015
Congratulations and thank you so much for writing the book!
posted by Lexica at 9:36 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Lexica at 9:36 AM on November 3, 2015
Oh wow yay! Congratulations!
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 9:50 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 9:50 AM on November 3, 2015
huh. why isn't possible to "see inside" on amazon? (and congrats)
posted by andrewcooke at 9:54 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by andrewcooke at 9:54 AM on November 3, 2015
Frickin' fantastic!
posted by mykescipark at 10:15 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by mykescipark at 10:15 AM on November 3, 2015
Congratulations! I heard about the book for the first time yesterday and thought it sounded great. How neat that there's a MetaFilter connection.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 10:23 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by MCMikeNamara at 10:23 AM on November 3, 2015
Oh, that's great. Congratulations, digaman. Well done.
posted by tangerine at 10:24 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by tangerine at 10:24 AM on November 3, 2015
Well done, sir, well done!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:25 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:25 AM on November 3, 2015
And only seventeen years old! Wow.
posted by Wolfdog at 10:27 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Wolfdog at 10:27 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
Wow, congratulations!
posted by Turkey Glue at 10:59 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Turkey Glue at 10:59 AM on November 3, 2015
That's fantastic, congratulations! And it looks like a really interesting book, will be adding it to my wish list.
posted by billiebee at 11:33 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by billiebee at 11:33 AM on November 3, 2015
Wow, that's super cool. Way to be smart and relevant!
posted by heyho at 11:43 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by heyho at 11:43 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
Bravo!
posted by Xavier Xavier at 11:44 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Xavier Xavier at 11:44 AM on November 3, 2015
Congratulations!! I think I'll buy a couple copies for Christmas presents! I know some folks who would be very interested.
I also misread that it was the Samuel L Jackson award, and wondered about its content.
posted by China Grover at 2:48 PM on November 3, 2015
I also misread that it was the Samuel L Jackson award, and wondered about its content.
posted by China Grover at 2:48 PM on November 3, 2015
That's the award for MF Fiction. Totally different category.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:05 PM on November 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:05 PM on November 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
Interview with the Guardian: Steve Silberman on winning the Samuel Johnson prize: 'I was broke, broke, broke'.
posted by Lexica at 3:24 PM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Lexica at 3:24 PM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
Orkut's own digaman! (Congrats again, Steve.)
posted by roger ackroyd at 4:13 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by roger ackroyd at 4:13 PM on November 3, 2015
Wow, awesome! Well done.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 5:55 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 5:55 PM on November 3, 2015
Congratulations! And for anyone reading this who hasn't read the book but is considering it, read it! It is fascinating and so important - especially if you are or know somebody who is on the spectrum.
posted by Daily Alice at 7:36 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by Daily Alice at 7:36 PM on November 3, 2015
Congrats! It's on my kindle awaiting my eyeballs as we speak ...
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 7:45 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 7:45 PM on November 3, 2015
Huzzah for digaman!
posted by homunculus at 10:36 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by homunculus at 10:36 PM on November 3, 2015
Oh, I've heard that's a great book! Congratulations!
posted by teponaztli at 12:51 AM on November 4, 2015
posted by teponaztli at 12:51 AM on November 4, 2015
Thanks so much, folks! Sorry it took me so long to get here. I really appreciate it.
For more media coverage of NeuroTribes than anyone would ever want to read/watch/hear, here you go: http://stevesilberman.com/media/.
But mostly: THANK YOU. It's been a wild ride, and I'm really glad the enthusiasm about my book has cast light on the plight of autistic people and their families, and the gifts of their atypical minds, as well as the challenges they (and we) face.
posted by digaman at 10:50 AM on November 4, 2015 [14 favorites]
For more media coverage of NeuroTribes than anyone would ever want to read/watch/hear, here you go: http://stevesilberman.com/media/.
But mostly: THANK YOU. It's been a wild ride, and I'm really glad the enthusiasm about my book has cast light on the plight of autistic people and their families, and the gifts of their atypical minds, as well as the challenges they (and we) face.
posted by digaman at 10:50 AM on November 4, 2015 [14 favorites]
10 page essay by Monday!
Grab bag subject.
A hearty congrats.
posted by clavdivs at 8:29 PM on November 5, 2015
Grab bag subject.
A hearty congrats.
posted by clavdivs at 8:29 PM on November 5, 2015
Awesome! Mazel tov!
posted by Westringia F. at 11:46 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by Westringia F. at 11:46 AM on November 6, 2015
Yay, congrats! I had not heard about the book before now, and now I am looking into putting it on hold at the library!
posted by Ragini at 8:40 PM on November 6, 2015
posted by Ragini at 8:40 PM on November 6, 2015
Up with stuff like this!
posted by Devils Rancher at 2:04 AM on November 7, 2015
posted by Devils Rancher at 2:04 AM on November 7, 2015
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