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

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.

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.

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

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

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

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.

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.

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

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

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.

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

This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap.

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

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

Learn the anatomy basic to understanding five musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in primary care medicine and orthopedic clinical specialty practice. Follow hypothetical patients from injury to operating room.

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.

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

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

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

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

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

Learn the music and cultural impact of three canonical operas from the 1800s: Les Huguenots, Das Rheingold, and Otello.