Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Then, Sam Eshaghoff tells how he was able to take the SAT and ACT college admissions exams for others; Also, Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity by scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Source
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The Library, Mount Athos
The Vatican Library holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man and the “60 Minutes” cameras got to see the best of the best; Also, Bob Simon steps back in time and got rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on on The Holy Mountain, Mt. Athos. Source
Stem Cell Fraud, Marine Brothers, Most Expensive Food
The Internet is full of websites selling unproven stem cell treatments for incurable illnesses; Also, Marines call each other “brother,” but in the Lone Star Battalion, there are five actual sets of brothers; Plus, The most expensive food in the world. Source
Groupon, Qatar, Jake Barnett
Is Groupon’s swift success sustainable? Lesley Stahl speaks with CEO Andrew Mason to find out; Then, Bob Simon learns, what keeps the peace in Qatar? Also, Morley Safer meets 13-year-old college sophomore and math prodigy Jake Barnett. Source
Stuxnet, Archbishop of Dublin, Redshirting
First, the Stuxnet computer virus has officials asking if U.S. infrastructure is safe; Then, the sex abuse crisis in Ireland has turned the archbishop of Dublin into an outspoken critic; Also, Morley Safer reports on the rising trend of “redshirting.” Source
Trapped in Unemployment, Treating Depression, Mozart of Chess
Scott Pelly reports on a new jobs program that is helping the long term unemployed; Then, a Harvard scientist says the placebo effect, not a drug’s active ingredient, is helping people with depression; Finally, go inside the mind of 21-year-old chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Source
SpaceX, Face Blindness
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants his company, SpaceX, to build America’s next manned spacecraft; Also, Imagine you couldn’t recognize people’s faces, and even your own family looked unfamiliar. Lesley Stahl reports on face blindness, a puzzling neurological disorder. Source
Hard Measures, Hooked
Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, defends the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used on high-level al Qaeda detainees; And, Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction. Source
Stuxnet, Qatar, The Most Expensive Food in The World
The success of the Stuxnet computer virus has U.S. officials asking if our own infrastructure is safe; Then, the Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar. Bob Simon finds out what’s keeping the peace; Also, a black market is emerging for the most expensive food in the world. Source
Defense Secretary Panetta, Big Game Hunting, Parker And Stone
As secretary of defense, Leon Panetta is fighting multiple wars, pursuing al Qaeda, and trying to keep Iran from building an atom bomb. Scott Pelley reports; Then, some exotic animal species that are endangered in Africa are thriving on ranches in Texas, where a limited number are hunted for a high price. Lara Logan reports; Also, Matt Stone and Trey Parker are both both irreverent and heartwarming, just like their creations “South Park” and the hit Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” Steve Kroft reports. Source