Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews author, blogger, physicis and climate expert Dr. Joseph Romm about his new book Language Intelligence: Lessons on persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga.
"Joe Romm is one of the best communicators we have. This book is the essential hand-book for anyone who wants to be more effective or more persuasive."
- Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org
Dr. Joseph Romm is a Senior Fellow at American Progress. He oversees the blog ClimateProgress.org, which was named one of Time Magazine’s Fifteen Favorite Websites for the Environment in 2007. In December 2008, Romm was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for “distinguished service toward a sustainable energy future and for persuasive discourse on why citizens, corporations, and governments should adopt sustainable technologies.” In a March 2009 column in the New York Times, Tom Friedman noted that Dr. Romm is "a physicist and climate expert who writes the indispensable blog climateprogress.org." In March 2009, Rolling Stone also named him one of of "The 100 People Who Are Changing America" calling him "America’s fiercest climate-change blogger." And in April, U.S. News & World Report named him "one of the most influential energy and environmental policymakers in the Obama era."