Episode Guide
Season 40
Episode Guide
Chess Country
S40
E40
Jun 18, 2017
Grade-school chess teams from Franklin County, Mississippi, blow past stereotypes about who can play chess and win national recognition. Sharyn Alfonsi reports.
Gustavo The Great
S40
E21
Dec 01, 2015
Flamboyant, passionate and young, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel is one of the biggest stars in classical music. Bob Simon reports.
African Gorillas In Peril
S40
E41
Jul 06, 2008
CNN's Anderson Cooper travels to an African jungle and reports on the endangered mountain gorilla species, as they have been subject to slaughter and oppression at the hands of humans.
Fish Fuss Over Salmon
S40
E39
Jun 22, 2008
The government's multi-billion dollar effort to save the salmon of the Pacific Northwest is failing, so residents there may soon have to choose between the fish or the dams that are killing scores of them. Lesley Stahl reports.
The Danger Of Combustible Dust
S40
E37
Jun 08, 2008
Scott Pelley reports on the deaths and property damage caused by dust explosions at American factories, a problem critics say the government needs to do more to prevent.
Dr. Farmer's Remedy
S40
E32
May 04, 2008
Dr. Paul Farmer dedicates his life and career to delivering medical treatment in Third World countries, saving countless lives in places like Haiti and Rwanda. Byron Pitts reports.
Saving Seeds In Doomsday Vault
S40
E26
Mar 23, 2008
Scientists are collecting a billion and a half seeds from all the world's crops to keep in safe storage deep inside a mountain near the North Pole. Scott Pelley reports.
When 60 Minutes met Stan Brock
S40
E23
Mar 02, 2008
Brock founded Remote Area Medical, a relief organization that in 2008 set up shop in the rural U.S.
One Laptop Per Child
S40
E11
Dec 03, 2007
MIT Prof. Nicholas Negroponte's dream is to put a laptop computer into the hands of every child as an educational aid. Lesley Stahl reports on his progress in Cambodia and Brazil.
Sarko L'Americain
S40
E6
Oct 30, 2007
"Sarko the American" is what the French are calling their new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been siding with the U.S. on policy. Lesley Stahl profiles the energetic, sometimes volatile leader.