Joe Rogan Experience #1402 - Boyan Slat

Boyan Slat is an inventor, entrepreneur and former aerospace engineering student. He is the founder of The Ocean Cleanup organization: https://www.theoceancleanup.com/

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Dec 17, 20191h 44mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 17, 2019
Duration: 1h 44m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Boyan Slat is an inventor, entrepreneur and former aerospace engineering student. He is the founder of The Ocean Cleanup organization: https://www.theoceancleanup.com/

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Joe Rogan
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Boyan Slat
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Boyan Slat, Joe Rogan Experience #1402 - Boyan Slat explores boyan Slat Details Bold Plan To Clean Oceans And Rivers Worldwide Boyan Slat explains how The Ocean Cleanup moved from failed early prototypes to successfully capturing tons of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and heavily polluted rivers. After structural failures and design setbacks, his team re‑engineered their system so it moves slower than the plastic, enabling effective collection and filling shipping containers within weeks. He also unveils the solar‑powered “Interceptor” for rivers, targeting the 1,000 most polluting waterways that send 80% of plastic to the oceans. Beyond technology, Slat and Rogan discuss funding via products made from recovered plastic, broader environmental ethics, human nature, and how innovation and institutions can realistically drive sustainability.

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