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Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

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 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.

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

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

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 how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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

Explore how genomic patterns help us understand infectious disease transmission.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

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

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

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

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

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.

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

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

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

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

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.