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Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

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

Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction.

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

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.

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

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

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

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

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

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.

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

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.