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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.

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

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

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

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.

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.

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

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

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

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

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

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

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

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

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

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

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

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