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Illustration from Pathogen Genomics for Public Health course.
Health & Medicine
Online Live

Foundations I: Conceptual Foundations of Pathogen Genomics

Discover how pathogen genomics informs public health decisions and practice.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Ciencia de Datos: Fundamentos de R

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Case Studies in Functional Genomics

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Machine Learning and AI with Python

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Principles of Biochemistry

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Managing Happiness

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Education & Teaching
Online

Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50AI
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Ethiopian Orthodox Bible Manuscript
Humanities
Online

Christianity Through Its Scriptures

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Introduction to Bioconductor

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
lines of genomic data (dna is made up of sequences of a, t, g, c)
Data Science
Online

Advanced Bioconductor

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise?
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
"Ok Google"
Computer Science
Online

Applications of TinyML

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Energy and Thermodynamics
Science
Online

Energy and Thermodynamics

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Opens May 27
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Humanities
Online

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Energy Within Environmental Constraints

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Shanghai
Humanities
Online

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix Algebra

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

A Darkening Horizon: Nuclear Dangers Around the World with Matthew Bunn

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Portrait of Emperor Taizu of the Ming dynasty
Humanities
Online

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

American Government: Constitutional Foundations

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Introduction to Data Science with Python

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.
Price
Free*
Duration
11 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Wrangling

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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