Free Courses

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

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

Learn to program in TensorFlow Lite for microcontrollers so that you can write the code, and deploy your model to your very own tiny microcontroller. Before you know it, you’ll be implementing an entire TinyML application.

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

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

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

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

Develop the skills to lead with courage and conviction through challenging times with this free, 35-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson.

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

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

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

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Learn simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.

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

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

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.

Focusing on the basics of machine learning and embedded systems, such as smartphones, this course will introduce you to the “language” of TinyML.

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

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

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.

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

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

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

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

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

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.