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Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

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.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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

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

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

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

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

Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

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.

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

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 fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.

Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

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

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.

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!

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

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

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

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

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

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