Polymaths in the World of CleanTech with James McWalter [Interview]

Summary

►This time around we are talking with James McWalter Experienced startup executive, led teams in fintech, fitness, AI, market research and climate technologies, and the host of the Carbotnic Podcast. A show aiming for The New Carbon-Negative Economy, and to have long-form conversations with experts in cleantech. He is currently exploring ways to decarbonize the economy at scale using artificial intelligence. We are here to talk about sustainability, entrepreneurship, supply chains, and creating a carbon negative economy. Links: https://www.jamesmcwalter.com/ https://www.jamesmcwalter.com/post/founderethics https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmcwalter/ https://twitter.com/james_mcwalter https://instagram.com/thewinevagabond https://www.matchmaker.fm/profiles/guests/30e64b07-9698-491a-ab30-c96681fa33be https://youtu.be/B0rlmZIU0kA https://github.com/jmcwjmcw https://angel.co/u/jmcwjmcw https://medium.com/@james.mcwalter https://www.quora.com/profile/James-McWalter https://twitter.com/carbotnic https://carbotnic.com/ https://wolfde.com/ Other shows He's been on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0rlmZIU0kA&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iqKRDWusiE TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:00 His Catholic Roommates and the nightly hustle 5:00 Trilingual, and traveling 10:00 Adoption of new technology 15:00 Unity in all areas of life 20:00 Balance in life and ethical frameworks 25:00 Neurodivergence and Multipotentiality 30:00 Internet Resources and Solar Power 35:00 Blockchain and new tech 40:00 Synthetic food 45:00 Be Naturalist in life #naturalisticintelligence 50:00 Containers of Education #moddegree 55:00 Tensions of Cofounders especially with family 01:00:00 City from the top down or replace current cities? 01:04:20 What is a polymath to you? 01:10:00 Keeping the beginners mind 01:15:00 His podcast 01:20:00 Outro