Richard Lindzen on Deprogram with Michael Parker - 27 October 2022

GUEST OVERVIEW: Richard Lindzen is a dynamical meteorologist. He has contributed to the development of theories for the Hadley Circulation, hydrodynamic instability theory, internal gravity waves, atmospheric tides and the quasi-biennial oscillation of the stratosphere. His current research is focused on climate sensitivity, the role of cirrus clouds in climate, and the determination of the equator to pole temperature difference. His academic degrees are all from Harvard University. He is the recipient of various awards and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Between 1983 and 2013, he was the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at MIT. He assumed emeritus status as of July of 2013. Prior to 1983, he held professorships at the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. He has also been a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was a lead author of the IPCC’s third assessment, for which it shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.