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  You 2.0: Rebel With A Cause

  Francesca Gino studies rebels — people who practice "positive deviance" and achieve incredible feats of imagination. They know how, and when, to break the rules that should be broken. So how can you activate your own inner non-conformist? We kick off this year's You 2.0 series by pondering this question.

  • NPR Staff
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  The Edge Effect

  There is great comfort in the familiar. It's one reason humans often flock to other people who share the same interests, laugh at the same jokes, hold the same political views. But familiar ground may not be the best place to cultivate creativity. From science and business to music and the world of fashion, researchers have found that people with deep connections to people from other countries and cultures often see benefits in terms of their creative output. This week on Hidden Brain, we look at the powerful connection between the ideas we dream up and the people who surround us, and what it really takes to think outside the box.

  • Jennifer Schmidt
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  Take psychedelics (not too many), change your mind

  Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the author of “The Botany of Desire” chose to experiment with and write about psychedelic drugs. They are edible after all. Still, like many people, Michael Pollan wasn’t exactly keen to fool around with mind-altering experiences.

  • John O'Brien

• Flights Of Fancy: Exploring The Songs And Pathways Of 'The Living Bird'

  Wildlife photographer Gerrit Vyn and essayist Scott Weidensaul share bird calls and discuss some of the remarkable abilities of birds. Both men contributed to a new book about North American birds.

• The Life and Death of Planet Earth

  The earth is a blue planet, pulsing with oxygen, carbon and life. But it won't last. Four, five, maybe six billion years from now, the sun will be a cool star and the earth a dusty husk. How and why will this happen?

  • Steve Scher

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