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"We're not forcing you to learn specific songs. We're forcing you to learn the techniques, but in songs you actually like, which makes it a lot more enjoyable, says Payam Khastkhodaei, creator of the “Payam Method.” Bill Whitaker says it’s a far cry from the rigid way he learned piano. cbsn.ws/4tVzYis

For 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper went diving with wild Nile crocodiles, a shoot he now calls crazy and dumb. Nile crocodiles are the most deadly and dangerous species of crocodile. They can grow up to 20 feet long, weigh as much as a car, and bite as hard as a T. rex. In 2013, Anderson Cooper traveled to Botswana’s Okavango Delta and jumped into the water with them. “At the time, they didn't seem so dumb. And it's only now, in retrospect, I kind of look back like, I went diving with Nile crocodiles, which I don't think is really a thing,” Cooper said, reflecting on the report. Years later, Cooper interviewed crocodile expert Robert Irwin, son of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin. “He was like, ‘This is not a thing, mate. No. It's not a thing,’” And not only he was like, ‘The crocodiles could kill you,’” said Cooper. “He was like, ‘If you ran into a hippopotamus underwater, they would've killed you.’ No one mentioned the hippos. Yeah. No one mentioned hippos at all.”

Piano teacher Payam Khastkhodaei skips the classical approach and classical songs. Instead, he wants students to play at the piano, literally. cbsn.ws/4dvEbV8

From improvising classical music to playing songs students like, the approach by Payam Music focuses on student enjoyment while learning piano. cbsn.ws/3PD0hfh

Sally Field memorized the First Amendment as a child. The Oscar winner says she now understands "it like never before," stressing that "this fragile thing called democracy needs to be protected."

Bill Whitaker couldn’t resist a piano lesson from unconventional teacher Payam Khastkhodaei, more than 50 years after his last one. Whitaker quit piano as an adolescent, frustrated by scales, sheet music and a strict teacher. Now he’s trying again with a method that prioritizes fun over frustration. Spoiler: it’ll take more than one lesson. cbsn.ws/4dFjXXJ

Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer says most of his childhood piano lessons were “horrible.” But he believes the “Payam Method” has found a way to make learning joyful. cbsn.ws/4vaALNB

What really sets the “Payam Method” apart is that piano students learn to compose original songs at very young ages. Delara, 11, has already written three. cbsn.ws/3PJe1F7

It’s something you may never have seen a piano teacher do before: write numbers directly on the piano keys. In the “Payam Method,” beginners do not initially use intimidating sheet music. cbsn.ws/4dMXHeH

“It’s exactly what I wish I could’ve had,” says composer Hans Zimmer of the “Payam Method,” which makes learning piano fun and accessible. Zimmer had an unconventional education and says he was asked to leave eight schools. cbsn.ws/3RnAyYN

Only 1-2% of piano students worldwide ever reach “diploma” level — the black belt of music — and it usually takes about 12 years. At Payam Khastkhodaei’s school, creator Payam Khastkhodaei says, 96% of students get there in just four years. cbsn.ws/4dIDcjd

“Our students don't just learn piano; they love piano. And that's one of the biggest keys to it,” says Seattle area teacher Payam Khastkhodaei. cbsn.ws/4nKADSt

“The natural disaster in our area is not hurricanes, or tornadoes, or earthquakes; it is Lyme disease,” says MIT associate professor and pioneer in genetic engineering Kevin Esvelt, describing the severity of the tick-borne illness in the Northeast. cbsn.ws/3Rsnxgu

“We will have a crash, I just can't tell you when, and I can't tell you how deep. But I can assure you, unfortunately, I wish I wasn't saying this, we will have a crash,” says Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial journalist and author of “1929.”

“Out of some 150 pieces I've done for 60 Minutes, one of my favorites is a story we did called Sharkman,” said Anderson Cooper. The 2010 report followed Mike Rutzen, who free dives with great white sharks near Cape Town, South Africa, without the safety of a cage. Cooper, who had never scuba dived before, joined Rutzen underwater, surrounded by great whites.

In 2004, Bob Dylan spoke with 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley about the role New York City played in his life. In this expanded clip from the interview outtakes, the singer-songwriter discusses his journey from Minnesota to New York. Today, the musician turns 85.

Lyme disease has afflicted 15% of residents in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The tick-borne illness is found primarily in the Northeast, but it’s spreading across the U.S. cbsn.ws/3Kid3fX