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

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

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.

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

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

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

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.

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

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

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

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

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

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

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