Science Courses

Medical Parasitology | 医学寄生虫学

188 reviews

Small bugs serious diseases, with knowledge they are seized.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Pronóstico de la generación de energía eólica y solar fotovoltaica

199 reviews

Actualmente, el aprovechamiento de energías renovables es un factor de mucho interés a diferentes escalas de la actividad humana. El presente curso desarrolla los conceptos sobre la generación de pronósticos de energía renovable variable (ERV), las dife…

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mountains 101

567 reviews

Mountains 101­­ is a broad and integrated overview of the mountain world. This 12-lesson course covers an interdisciplinary field of study focusing on the physical, biological, and human dimensions of mountain places in Alberta, Canada, and around the wo…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• 11th Oct, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome

508 reviews

Learn how you can impact your health by balancing your gut health; how your microbiome together with your diet can improve normal gut function. A balanced microbiome and nutritional intake can avoid disorders like IBS, obesity and diabetes.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Forensic Facial Reconstruction: Finding Mr. X

394 reviews

Learn about the forensic technique of facial reconstruction from the experts involved in a real crime case.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Santa Fe Institute

Introduction to Complexity

143 reviews

In this course you'll learn about the tools used by scientists to understand complex systems. The topics you'll learn about include dynamics, chaos, fractals, information theory, self-organization, agent-based modeling, and networks.

• Complexity Explorer
• 3-6 hours a week, 10 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

University of Cape Town

Extinctions: Past and Present

217 reviews

Discover the diversity of life on earth, the impacts of five past mass extinctions and the prospect of a sixth extinction today.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 1st Nov, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Science and other stuff explained by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Science and other stuff videos *kind of* in an order that makes sense.

• YouTube
• 3-4 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

The Universe and Space stuff by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Kurzgesagt's YouTube channel focuses on minimalist animated educational content, using the flat design style. All our space related videos.

• YouTube
• 4-5 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Futurism by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Kurzgesagt's YouTube channel focuses on minimalist animated educational content, using the flat design style.

• YouTube
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Medicine & Biology by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Videos about Medicine & Biology. Kurzgesagt's YouTube channel focuses on minimalist animated educational content, using the flat design style.

• YouTube
• 3-4 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology

114 reviews

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs.

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• 25th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Ecology and Wildlife Conservation

99 reviews

Discover ecology and how we can protect wildlife and conserve the natural world.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• 27th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

100 reviews

Explore the secret of life through the basics of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, recombinant DNA, genomics and rational medicine.

• edX
• 5-10 hours a week, 16 weeks long
• 2nd Nov, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

The Science of Gastronomy

101 reviews

This course introduces a number of basic scientific principles underpinning the methodology of cooking, food preparation and the enjoyment of food. All topics covered have a strong basis in biology, chemistry, and physics application.

• Coursera
• 24 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 5th Oct, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time