Sanjay Gupta teaches basic brain science

By: 60 Minutes Overtime Staff
Topics: Correspondent Candids

Sanjay Gupta is already a neurosurgeon, a CNN host, and a 60 Minutes correspondent. But he may have found his true calling when he sat down with Sal Khan for this 60 Minutes Overtime feature.

Internet phenomenon Sal Khan's video lessons

When Khan began to invite guest lecturers to record videos for his website, Gupta was anxious to become one of the first. In this video, you'll see Gupta as he tries his hand at a Khan-style instructional video. The topic? Gupta's first love: brain science.

Below, you'll find the final product, Gupta's brain lesson video as it appears on Sal Khan's website.

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by DowntownDB September 3, 2012 6:46 PM EDT: A complicated set of facts made simple. That's a good thing for my brain!; Reply to this comment


by skeezix06 September 3, 2012 6:23 AM EDT: I found this one interesting. The problem I found with the video was that I would have wanted to ask some questions and that's not possible in that format.; Reply to this comment

by roginla September 3, 2012 12:53 AM EDT

I can't believe no one has said how bad that was.

That reporter was obviously a poor teacher and not particularly funny.

However the piece de resistance was when he pitched himself on 60 minutes to another company while an employee, if he is not fired by now there is something seriously wrong at CBS.

Just my two cents

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by scottie531 September 3, 2012 3:54 AM EDT: I didn't think so myself, actually thought quite the opposite. Why would CBS fire him for that? I don't quite follow. I thought this was an excellent piece.


by CharlysGardenSchool October 11, 2012 1:41 PM EDT: When you are going to criticize someone as "poor" anything, please back it up with facts about why - was his information incorrect?

It was informative and interesting to someone who wants to learn.
It isn't going to do any good to rain on this parade - Khan Academy is loved and a help to a great many people.

Sorry you don't see it. Have you even gone to see what Khan is all about?

Personally, I'm waiting for them to get a full course on Grammar - English and other languages. When a person doesn't understand the grammar of their own language, it's more difficult to learn another language...

God bless you, grumbler


by carolpec September 2, 2012 8:33 PM EDT: Sanjay and Sal,

This is so great! I am a 76 yr old woman. I am interested in the brain because I am currently in a research project for alzheimers. It is with scans - no meds. A lot of dementia in my family, but I have been diagnosed as normal with age related memory problems - forget words sometimes. So I would like to have a lesson on anything related to this. I think there may be many people like me who would be interested in brain activity with this problem and learn what can be done about it.

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by brian_berglund March 11, 2012 7:56 PM EDT

i am a bit confused as to why you asked the young boy if either of his parents had gone to college, giving the indication that not going to college would be a negative. Why not ask the boy if he considered his parents to be "successful"?

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by CharlysGardenSchool October 11, 2012 1:42 PM EDT: No reason for confusion: simply that if an educational tool like Khan is useful, doorways are opened to more choices in life.

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