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Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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

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

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

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

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

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

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.

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

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.

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

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

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

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!

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

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

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

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

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.

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

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