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Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

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

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.

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

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

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.

Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction.

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

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

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 how a Culture of Health can transform your business by integrating worker, customer, community, and environmental well-being for sustainable success.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Equipping clinicians with an up‑to‑date, comprehensive understanding of stem cell–based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, including biological rationale, current trial outcomes, comparison with existing therapies, and guidance for evidence.

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.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

Watch an information session featuring award-winning actress and PLC alumna Uzo Aduba.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.

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