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Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap.

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

Get the opportunity to see TinyML in practice. You will see examples of TinyML applications, and learn first-hand how to train these models for tiny applications such as keyword spotting, visual wake words, and gesture recognition.

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.

Find innovation opportunities in health care technology, management, consulting, or investing by examining health care cost, quality, and access.

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.