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PODCAST

Being in the World

Dr Patrick House & Tao Ruspoli

Neuroscientist and writer Dr. Patrick House & Tao Ruspoli (filmmaker, photographer, co-founder Bombay Beach Biennale) discuss philosophy, art, science, sex, and relationships, both amongst themselves and with guests.

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All Episodes

01:01:10

Being in the World Podcast 088: Patrick House on...

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2025/04/23

In this spirited reunion, Tao Ruspoli welcomes back neuroscientist and writer Patrick House for a discursive meander through memory, addiction, architecture, mind control, and the seductive power of narrative. Recorded inside Tao’s newly finished Quonset hut in Yucca Valley, fresh from the seasonal migration to and from Bombay Beach, the episode unfolds like an improvised fugue—equal parts philosophical inquiry, campfire confession, and comedic eschatology.Together they explore the strange efficacy

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01:00:15

Being in the World Podcast 087: Dulcinée DeGuere on...

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2025/04/23

In this evocative and wide-ranging conversation, Tao Ruspoli is joined by artist, filmmaker, and systems architect Dulcinée DeGuere to unravel the conceptual fabric of Bombay Beach, Convivium, and the radical politics of community. From the ghostly traces of Georges Bataille’s Acéphale to the practical realities of water systems and website menus, the episode oscillates between myth and infrastructure, utopia and desert dust.Together, they trace the emergence of The Bombay Beach Institute for

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01:16:08

Being in the World 086: B. Scot Rousse

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2025/03/27

B. Scot Rousse ("B") is a philosopher focused on existential phenomenology and its applications to AI. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University and is currently a visiting researcher at Topos Institute in Berkeley, a visiting scholar in philosophy at UC Berkeley, and the director of research at Pluralistic Networks, an educational and professional development company based in Oakland. B is also co-founder of Curiosity Craft, a company dedicated to helping families reclaim technology for

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00:22:19

Tao gives the 2024 UC Berkeley Commencement Speech

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2024/05/30

I had the incredible honor of delivering the commencement address to UC Berkeley Philosophy department's graduating class of 2024 during this time of momentous social upheaval. As an alumnus who studied under legendary professor Hubert Dreyfus, a pioneer in applying existential phenomenology to critique technology and "Artificial Intelligence" (AI), it was powerful to return and share reflections with these bright young minds. In my speech, I recounted how studying the work of

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01:14:12

Being in the World Podcast 085: 40 Days & 40 Nights...

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2024/05/02

"Filmmaker Tao Ruspoli and neuroscientist Dr. Patrick House engage in a wide-ranging discussion that explores the nature of truth, myth, and meaning. The conversation begins with an examination of the significance of the number 40 in various cultural and religious contexts, revealing how this seemingly arbitrary number has been imbued with profound meaning throughout history. Ruspoli and House delve into the power of storytelling, discussing how myths and folklore can shape our understanding of

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00:52:20

Being in the World Podcast 077: Dennis Gassner

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2023/12/15

A tour of legendary, academy award winning production designer Dennis Gassner's home in the Hollywood hills.Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is an American-Canadian production designer. He is notable for his work on Bugsy, Big Fish, Into the Woods, and Blade Runner 2049, his collaborations with the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes, as well the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, the latter two directed by Mendes. He has been nominated seven times for the Academy Award

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01:00:20

Being in the World 076: The Sacred Trickster

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2023/10/18

A both very intimate and very expansive conversation with Dulcinee about creativity, addiction, mental health, technology, "artificial" "intelligence", politics, relationships, and more.

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00:07:50

d/T: The Boundaries of Your Bias (live performance)

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2023/09/23

Poetry & Beats by Dulcinee DeGuere Piano and Synths by Tao Ruspoli The boundaries of your bias Trickle, trembling With a shudder that you deny Though it wraps you in a fog So taught your veins start to pop I’m trying to rupture something I can’t see But it dangles right in front of me Entangling my dreams with delusion And death The stench of which flirts, converts, and perverts The precious flames of what I thought I could be An animal A siren Anything other than this flesh How

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01:08:36

Being in The World Podcast 075 On being a couple and...

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2023/09/22

Tao and Dulcinee discuss the deals they've made with each other to successfully quit smoking, meditate, and drastically reduce phone time. They also discuss the nature of technology, art, artifacts, and how to remain human in a technological world.

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00:42:44

Being in the World Podcast 074: What makes a good story

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2023/07/14

Tao takes a walk with his friend Eric Kaplan, a TV writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory, etc.) with a PhD in philosophy. They try to get to the bottom of what makes a good story and what makes a good storyteller. Yucca Valley July 13, 2023

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01:08:24

Being in the World 073: Riccardo Manzotti

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2023/06/13

Riccardo Manzotti is a philosopher, psychologist, and AI expert and the author of The Spread Mind: Why Consciousness and the World Are One. Born in Parma, Italy, in 1969, Manzotti received his PhD from the University of Genova in 2001, and is currently full professor of theoretical philosophy at IULM University (Milan). He has been Fulbright Visiting Scholar at MIT (Boston).Manzotti originally specialized in robotics and AI where he started to wonder how can matter have experience of the surrounding

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01:16:06

Being in the World 072: Dulcinée DeGuere on Mental...

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2023/05/05

Dulcinée is a filmmaker, conceptual/performance artist, & Systems Architect for the Bombay Beach Biennale. Tao and Dulcinée have a frank and vulnerable conversation about both personal and societal mental health following her recent Bipolar 2 diagnosis. Speaking publicly about it for the first time, Dulcinée and Tao explore the complex landscape of contemporary mental health, using both an autobiographical framework and a sociopolitical analysis, to outline the personal, the psychological, the

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00:39:51

Being in the World 071: Interview with ChatGPT 2/2

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2023/04/23

Tao talks to chatGPT4 about its philosophical, political, and creative implications. Part 2 of 2

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00:33:33

Being in The World 070: an interview with ChatGPT...

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2023/04/23

Tao talks to chatGPT 4 about its philosophical, political, and creative implications.

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01:21:30

Being in the World 069: Eric Kaplan

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2023/02/07

Eric Kaplan is an American television writer and producer. His work has included shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Malcolm in the Middle, Futurama, The Simpsons and Rick and Morty. He also worked on The Big Bang Theory throughout its run. Kaplan was raised in a Jewish family in Flatbush, Brooklyn where his father was a "storefront lawyer" and his mother taught high school biology at Erasmus Hall. Kaplan graduated from Hunter College High School and

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00:06:54

Tao Ruspoli Flamenco Guitar--Soleares 1

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2022/12/12

Topanga Canyon, 2002

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01:09:30

Being in the World Podcast 068: Chris Ryan

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2022/10/19

Chris and Anya visit Tao in desert after an around the world trip.

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01:24:56

Being in the World podcast 067: Anya Kaats--Astrology...

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2022/10/11

Tao and Anya, host of A Millennial's guide to Saving The World, discuss astrology and whether it's possible to find meaning in it in a similar way we find meaning in fictions and mythological tales. They discuss archetypes and the collective unconscious and stories that can help guide us through this life without a need to "believe" in something supernatural or anti-scientific. Many people assume, for instance, that astrology is all nonsense. It is true that astrology has nothing to do with the

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01:07:06

Being in the World Podcast 066: 19 Ways of Looking at...

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2022/10/10

Patrick House's new book 19 Ways of Looking at Consciousness now available everywhere books are sold...Get it, read it, give it, talk about it, post about it, and let us know what you think. Thanks everyone!

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01:16:28

Being in the World podcast 065: James Fox

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2022/09/14

Tao sits down with his old friend James Fox, a British journalist best known for his book White Mischief, and for co-authoring Life, the best-selling memoir of Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards. *There was a 2 minute interruption in the conversation due to a technical difficulty when Tao asks about cultural appropriation. Our apologies.

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