Dr Camilla Pang, whose debut uses science to explore the complexities of human behaviour through the prism of her autism spectrum disorder, has won the prestigious Royal Society science book prize. At 28, the post-doctoral scientist is both the youngest writer ever to win the £25,000 prize, and the first writer of colour. She landed an agent quickly, and a book deal with Penguin, with Explaining Humans released at the start of the first lockdown. “Winning doesn’t feel real yet, but it does feel like an incredible honour, to be up there with people I admire. Previous winners include Stephen Hawking – a childhood hero of Pang’s, who read A Brief History of Time at the age of eight.

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2020 19:02 UTC