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In conversation with professor Alia Crum, Sakamoto explores the psychology of how our everyday mindsets shape meaning.

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Ever seen Virginia Woolf, Vincent van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway, Kevin Carter, and Rajalekshmi in one room, all passionately discussing life, despair, and how suic ...