The Flat Earth movement: People who ignore science
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Flat-Earthers will tell you that not only is the Earth shaped like a Frisbee, but also that Man has never gone to the Moon, that footage of floating astronauts is faked, and the sun is tiny, hovering above our disk-shaped planet. It's a sign of a lack of faith in science, by people who only choose to believe what they can see for themselves. Correspondent Brook Silva-Braga talks with YouTube host Patricia Steere (who thinks NASA is part of a conspiracy); Thomas Nichols, author of "The Death of Expertise" (who talks about a reverse-snobbery expressed against the well-educated); and Flat Earther "Mad Mike" Hughes (who ascended 1,800 feet in a self-built rocket to see if the Earth actually curves.
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First look inside Waymo's self-driving taxis
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Only on "CBS This Morning," we are taking you inside the self-driving car program operated by Waymo, a sister company of Google. It's the first time Waymo has allowed cameras in their autonomous minivans. The company is preparing to launch the nation's first self-driving taxi service. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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Which brown bear will be crowned winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week?
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A high-stakes, week-long competition ends Tuesday night in Alaska. And the contestants don't even know they're competing. A brown bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park will soon be named the winner of "Fat Bear Week." Fans are voting in an online contest for the bear that's done the best job packing on the pounds before hibernation. Lee Cowan of "CBS Sunday Morning" reports.
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Moscow's stunning new park, designed by Americans
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Built adjacent to Red Square, Moscow's Zaryadye Park, the city's first new park in 50 years, recreates Russia's many landscapes in the center of one of the world's biggest, busiest cities. The park, which features 32 undulating acres covered in native plants and trees, was designed by American architect Charles Renfro, who was responsible for New York's High Line. Correspondent Liz Palmer talked with Renfro and with landscape architect Mary Margaret Jones about the backstory of this grand, romantic public space.
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Almanac: Carbon paper
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On October 7, 1806, the duplicative stationery that made copies was patented by English inventor Ralph Wedgwood. Mo Rocca reports on the story of carbon paper, which was long ago overtaken by copy machines, but whose memory is just an email away.
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Dentist's 30-second procedure helps tongue-tied boy speak
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A 6-year-old boy in Texas is finding his voice after a simple procedure on his tongue helped him to speak. The parents of Mason Motz discovered being tongue-tied is a real and treatable medical condition. Omar Villafranca reports.
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Farm run entirely by robots
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In a warehouse in San Carlos, California, robots at the Iron Ox farm are growing and harvesting food. Len Ramirez of CBS station KPIX-TV reports.
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Americans to receive cellphone alert from president in 1st national test
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For the first time ever Wednesday, Americans nationwide will receive an alert on their cellphones from President Trump. The test, scheduled for 2:18 p.m. ET, is the first test of a national presidential alert system that will let any president issue a warning about a crisis. Anna Werner reports.
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