Professor George Lakoff Featured in Chronogram
June 7, 2006
Professor George Lakoff, of UC Berkeley and ICSI's Neural Theory of Language project, is featured in the July 2006 issue of Chronogram, a Hudson Valley, New York based magazine of "events and ideas". He was interviewed for the magazine by Loma Tychostup on his theories about the use of linguistic frames in politics. Since publication of his book on this very topic, 'Don't Think of an Elephant' several years ago, Lakoff has been a favorite expert for the media whenever debates between conservative and progressive politicians have intensified. The interview covers the effectiveness (or sometimes ineffectiveness) of various public figures' use of frames when discussing issues currently facing the Unites States, such as terrorism and global warming.