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Available Harvard online classes
Here are some class options to choose from.
Computer and tech smarts
- CS 101: Introduction to Computer Science
- Scammers beware: Introduction to Cybersecurity
- Now’s the time: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
- Learn how Netflix recs work: Data Science: Machine Learning
- So that’s what GitHub is … Data Science: Productivity Tools
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- Convincing: Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking
- 75 and sunny: Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather
- Missed your calling as a lawyer? Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract
- The science of happiness: Managing Happiness
- Intro to Sauerkraut: Food Fermentation: The Science of Cooking with Microbes
- Better than watching the news: U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic and Foreign Policies
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