NOVA 29

Search for a Safe Cigarette (2001)

The program chronicles the tobacco industry's decades long effort to create a "safer" cigarette.

Directed By

Carl Charlson

Writer

Carl Charlson

18 Ways to Make a Baby (2001)

The program investigates the brave new world of assisted reproduction.

Directed By

Peter Williams

Writer

Sarah Holt

Secrets of the Mind (2001)

This NOVA program delves into the mind-tingling efforts of neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran to discover how the brain works.

Directed By

Christopher Rawlence

Writer

Christopher Rawlence

Sex: Unknown (2001)

The film investigates the complicated world of gender identity.

Directed By

Andrew Cohen

Russia's Nuclear Warriors (2001)

NOVA takes an intimate look at the men who are in control of Russia's nuclear missiles, standing just a heartbeat from the top Russian politicians and Armageddon. Hosted by Vladimir Pozner, Russia's top television journalist, this startling film shows that despite low pay and the tedious existence that these soldiers and their families live with, these men are motivated by a strong sense of patriotic duty and responsibility for the ultimate powers of destruction at their fingertips, in a job that requires complete perfection.

Directed By

Leslie Woodhead