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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.

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

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

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

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

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.

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!

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

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

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.

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

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.

An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.

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

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 to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  

This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.

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

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

This course introduces learners to Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) through the lens of TinyML (Tiny Machine Learning). Learners explore best practices to deploy, monitor, and maintain (tiny) Machine Learning models in production at scale.