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

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

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

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

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

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

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.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

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!

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

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.

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

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

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

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

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

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

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

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

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

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