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

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni

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

Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research, to ensure you can trust your own research results, reproduce them yourself, and communicate them to others.

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

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.

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

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

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

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

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.