Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the tasks behind him

Talks about his 34-year Army career that featured successes in the war on terror, and a fall from grace

• Jan 6, 2013

Almanac: Peter Rabbit

December 16, 1901 was the day that "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter was first published.

• Dec 16, 2012
• 2:18

Authors exercise their "write" to self-publish

Ebooks and print-on-demand are rewriting the rules of authors seeking to have their works made available to the reading public

• Dec 9, 2012

The rise of self-publishing

The advent of new technologies has allowed authors hoping to make it big to bypass major publishers - and potentially rake in more profits - by publishing their work themselves. Rita Braver reports.

• Dec 9, 2012
• 7:59

Sunday Passage: Bazooka bubblegum

Bazooka bubblegum has been a childhood favorite since 1947. Now it's getting a makeover for the next generation.

• Dec 2, 2012
• 1:22

The duality of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a progressive man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an abomination, yet he was also a slaveholder himself who fathered several children by a woman he owned. Martha Teichner reports.

• Dec 2, 2012
• 9:30

Jefferson's irony: Voice of liberty, slave owner

Monticello explores the complicated relationships between the Declaration of Independence author and the hundreds of people he owned

• Dec 2, 2012

A delicate discussion on the "A-Word"

It's a very graphic and coarse word that many believe shouldn't be a part of civilized discourse, but it's often hard to avoid. As Mo Rocca reports, the word was created for a reason. He explores the origins of this vulgarity and its "appropriate" uses.

• Dec 2, 2012
• 5:54

Web extra: Thomas Jefferson and slavery

Jon Meacham, author of "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power," discusses in this extended interview clip for "Sunday Morning" how the Founding Father fought against the practice of slavery even as he himself owned slaves.

• Dec 1, 2012
• 7:26

Sharpening our knowledge of pencils

Mo Rocca gives attention to a writing instrument that doesn't get much ink nowadays

• Nov 27, 2012

Taking the pulse of Nate Silver's numbers

New York Times statistician explains how he calculates the odds of election victory based on "crowd-sourcing" others' poll results

• Nov 5, 2012

Statisticians vs. pundits

Nate Silver of the New York Times is ruffling the feathers of many pollsters with his presidential predictions that have President Obama almost handily winning the 2012 election while they proclaim the race as neck-and-neck. Martha Teichner explores the history of stats versus polls.

• Nov 4, 2012
• 7:49

Plagiarism: Stopping word thieves

The Internet and cut-and-paste have made stealing others' writing easier than ever - and technology also makes catching plagiarists easier, too

• Oct 21, 2012

Patricia Cornwell makes a killing

Best-selling creator of Dr. Kay Scarpetta helped popularize the forensic thriller genre

• Oct 16, 2012

Patricia Cornwell makes a killing

Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, creator of forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta, helped popularize the genre of forensic thrillers. She explains her writing process and her life to Martha Teichner.

• Oct 14, 2012
• 8:15

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