NOVA · SEASON 20
Stranger in the Mirror
Episode 20 · 1993-12-28

- Documentary
Episode overview
NOVA explores the nature of human perception through the puzzling condition called visual agnosia, the inability to recognize faces and familiar objects, made famous in Oliver Sacks' book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
55 minutes
Season 20 episodes
1. The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons1993-01-05
2. Can Bombing Win a War?1993-01-19
3. The Deadly Deception1993-01-26
4. Nazis and the Russian Bomb1993-02-02
5. In the Path of a Killer Volcano1993-02-09
6. Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?1993-02-16
7. Diving for Pirate Gold1993-02-23
8. Murder, Rape and DNA1993-03-02
9. The Lost Tribe1993-03-30
10. The NOVA Quiz1993-10-05
11. Wanted: Butch and Sundance1993-10-12
12. Secrets of the Psychics1993-10-19
13. Dying to Breathe1993-10-26
14. Shadow of the Condor1993-11-02
15. The Real Jurassic Park1993-11-09
16. Roller Coaster!1993-11-16
17. Mysterious Crash of Flight 2011993-11-30
18. Great Moments from NOVA1993-12-07
19. The Best Mind Since Einstein1993-12-21
20. Stranger in the Mirror1993-12-28