The author of the popular "Da Vinci Code" has been vilified by the Catholic Church. Though he claims not to be anti-religion, Dan Brown will surely face more controversy with his latest novel featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, "Origin," in which God Himself is on the edge of extinction. Correspondent Tony Dokoupil visits Brown at home in New Hampshire, where his experiences at the prestigious prep school, Phillips Exeter Academy, shaped his life views.
Rita Braver talks with writer and illustrator Dav Pilkey on the 20th anniversary of the first book in his wildly successful "Captain Underpants" series, and learns how an early experience with ADHD played a role in Pilkey's rise as a cartoonist and bestselling author.
New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul previews some of the fall's most anticipated new titles.
A new book, "Scalia Speaks," collects speeches by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, whose originalist views about the Constitution were both polarizing and colored with humor. Mo Rocca talks with Scalia's wife and youngest son, and with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, about "Nino" and his passionate arguments on and off the bench.
"Sunday Morning" looks at some of the most highly-anticipated shows to debut on and off Broadway this fall.
As American as apple pie, the annual National Pie Championships, in Orlando, Fla., pits professional and amateur bakers from across the U.S. in a showdown that is definitely not "easy as pie." Conor Knighton meets some of the competitors, and learns what goes into judging pie-making excellence.
Can someone be taught to take a great photograph? Three decades ago, Pulitzer Prize-winner Eddie Adams and his wife, Alyssa, created a workshop at their barn in upstate New York, where veterans could teach emerging photographers how to take better pictures. Maurice DuBois attends a workshop session and speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winners Caroline Cole, John Filo, Carol Guzy and John H. White about what they hope to pass on to their students.
It happened this past week: the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great naturalist and writer Henry David Thoreau, on July 12, 1817. Thoreau's account of his two-year stay in a small cabin beside Walden Pond, near Concord, Mass., taught many about both natural observation and inward reflection. Lee Cowan reports.
As a prosecutor in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office, Linda Fairstein pioneered the use of DNA evidence in cases against sexual offenders. She was even the inspiration for some of the tough prosecutors you see on TV. But Fairstein has made a second career for herself as an award-winning writer of crime novels featuring prosecutor Alex Cooper, including her 19th, "Deadfall." Lesley Stahl talks with Fairstein about the truth behind her fiction.
Five-year-old Brian Kelly misses doing yard work with his dad, Air Force Captain Dan Kelly, who last month was sent overseas. Brian's neighbor, a father-figure with a yard of his own, has been only too happy to oblige. Steve Hartman reports.
Comparative oncology, a rapidly-growing field of cancer research, pairs veterinarians with human doctors in the fight against cancer. Because certain cancers in dogs and people share striking similarities, the hope is that a new treatment for dogs, if successful, could be applied to people, too. Susan Spencer reports.
It's "Sundae Morning"! Lee Cowan takes a break from "Sunday Morning" hosting duties to celebrate National Ice Cream Day.
Can what you eat make a difference in preventing cancer, or in aiding cancer treatment itself? Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Dr. Margaret Cuomo, dietician Mary-Eve Brown, chef Eric Levine, and patients undergoing chemotherapy about the relationship between diet and disease. Originally broadcast on March 12, 2017.
Now 84, country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson is on the road again - performing, writing music, and releasing a new album, "God's Problem Child," which features songs like "Still Not Dead." He talks with CBS News' Bob Schieffer about songwriting, longevity, and how he will never quit. Originally broadcast on April 2, 2017.
Fifty years have passed since the summer of 1967, which saw urban riots in many of our largest cities, including New York, Newark, N.J., and Detroit. A new movie by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, "Detroit," dramatizes one of the most notorious incidents of those terrible days. Michelle Miller takes us back. (Caution: There is language some may find offensive.)
The Hippocratic Oath advises doctors to first DO NO HARM - so imagine intentionally using a virus that causes paralysis in hopes of treating the deadliest form of brain cancer. That's what doctors are trying with some patients with glioblastoma, the same cancer Arizona Senator John McCain is now grappling with, by using a reengineered polio virus. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
In this web exclusive, Ernie and Ron Isley talk with Maurice DuBois about discovering a young guitarist named Jimi Hendrix.
A vaccine exists that can actually prevent cancer, yet millions of people are not taking it. Dr. Tara Narula reports on how immunization against the human papillomavirus (or HPV) can prevent many cancers, but only two-thirds of girls and one-half of boys have received the vaccine.
Two years ago, about 20 percent of companies offered their staff Summer Fridays, where employees would work a little later on Monday through Thursday before taking a three-day weekend. Now, more than 40 percent of companies offer this summer perk. And it's not just out of the goodness of their hearts - companies find that the gift of time and an improved work/life balance builds loyalty and makes employees more committed to their organization. Conor Knighton reports on how some workers are spending their Summer Fridays far from work.
In this web exclusive, Ernie Isley, of the legendary Isley Brothers, talks with Maurice DuBois about his specially-designed Fender Guitar, named Zeal, and his reported habit of sleeping with "her." His wife, Tracy, chimes in on whether that's OK with her.
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, physician and scientist Siddhartha Mukherjee called cancer "The Emperor of All Maladies." He and anchor Jane Pauley discuss the milestones in cancer's history, and the breakthroughs in mankind's attempt to conquer it. Originally broadcast on March 12, 2017.
With our economy becoming more and more dependent upon machines, what will that mean for the future of employment? David Pogue of Yahoo Finance looks at the increasing use of autonomous vehicles and robots, and talks with Martin Ford, author of the book "Rise of the Robots." (An earlier version of this report originally aired on April 9, 2017.)
Her upbringing in Welch, W. Va., was anything but conventional, but after moving to New York and establishing herself as a high-society columnist, Jeannette Walls confronted her past upon spotting her mother, a squatter, rooting through a dumpster for food. Her bestselling memoir, "The Glass Castle," is now a film starring Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. Martha Teichner talked with Walls about her unique life journey.
Dr. Jon LaPook introduces us to the next frontier of cancer treatment: immunotherapy, in which the body's own immune system is genetically modified to detect and destroy cancer cells.
You could say biologist Justin Schmidt has been bitten by the bug. In his quest to understand pain he's been stung up to 2,000 times, and has created the Schmidt Scale of Pain, rating the stings from 84 different insects. Schmidt talked with correspondent Serena Altschul about his study of pain, and offered advice on what to do if a summer picnic is interrupted by a stinging visitor.