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

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

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

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

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

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.

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

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

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

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

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

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

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

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

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

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.

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

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

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

A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.

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

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