THE EGO TRICK ON PRIZE SHORTLIST. The Ego Trick has been shortlisted for the Transmission Prize for the Communication of Ideas, awarded by Salon from a long list “created from the 47 speakers who have appeared at Salon or released/published their work during 2012”. The prize is sponsored by Aeon, the digital magazine of ideas and culture. Prize is to be awarded at the first Salon of 2013, on the 7th of February.