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

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.

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

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

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

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

This course is a variant of Harvard University's introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for lawyers (and law students).

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

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

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

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

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

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

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.

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

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

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

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

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

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.