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

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

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.

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

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.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.

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

This course introduces learners to Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) through the lens of TinyML (Tiny Machine Learning). Learners explore best practices to deploy, monitor, and maintain (tiny) Machine Learning models in production at scale.

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

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

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

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

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

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.

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

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

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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.