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Wood Science: Beyond Building
by Lawrence Osborn , Jeffrey Slahor- 4.6
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Approx. 11 hours to complete
The central question of this course: “why study wood? ” If “why study wood” is the question, one answer would be that it is the only raw material available to us that is truly renewable in human life span terms. In short, wood is a far more diverse, green, and renewable resource than you might have imagined....
Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life
by Henning Haack , James Connelly , Vivi Vajda , Jon Fjeldså , Thomas Gilbert , Michael Houmark-Nielsen , Bent Erik Kramer Lindow , Gilles Guy Roger Cuny , Ole Seberg , Gitte Petersen , Tais Wittchen Dahl , Arne Thorshøj Nielsen , Martin Vinther Sørensen , Svend Stouge , Danny Eibye Jacobsen , Jan Audun Rasmussen , Emily Catherine Pope- 4.7
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Approx. 23 hours to complete
The Origins course tracks the origin of all things – from the Big Bang to the origin of the Solar System and the Earth. The course follows the evolution of life on our planet through deep geological time to present life forms. Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets...
Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors
by Dr. Prasanta Kalita- 4.7
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Approx. 13 hours to complete
This course provides an overview of the issue of postharvest loss of grains by exploring essential physical, technical, and social dimensions of postharvest supply chains and loss prevention methods globally. Each year, estimates suggest that 1/3 of all food produced is lost or wasted, making postharvest loss a critical global food security and sustainability issue of today....
Emergent Phenomena in Science and Everyday Life
by Michael Dennin , Jun Allard , Donald Saari , Andrea Nicholas , Fred Y.M. Wan , Siddharth A. Parameswaran- 4.4
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Approx. 12 hours to complete
Before the advent of quantum mechanics in the early 20th century, most scientists believed that it should be possible to predict the behavior of any object in the universe simply by understanding the behavior of its constituent parts. However, there are some systems that defy this notion. Upon completing this course, you will be able to:...
The Meat We Eat
by Chad Carr, Ph.D.- 4.7
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Approx. 14 hours to complete
The Meat We Eat is a course designed to create a more informed consumer about the quality, safety, healthfulness and sustainability of muscle foods and address current issues in animal agriculture in developed and developing countries. Week 1 Welcome From the Instructor Welcome from Geoffrey Dahl US History US Animal Meat Production...
Plant Bioinformatics Capstone
by Nicholas James Provart- 4.8
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Approx. 9 hours to complete
The past 15 years have been exciting ones in plant biology. Hundreds of plant genomes have been sequenced, RNA-seq has enabled transcriptome-wide expression profiling, and a proliferation of "-seq"-based methods has permitted protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions to be determined cheaply and in a high-throughput manner. In Plant Bioinformatics on Coursera. Asher Pasha programmed a gene ID randomizer....
Oceanography: a key to better understand our world
by Jordi Serra- 4.5
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Approx. 29 hours to complete
The course for a round the world regatta leads the boats through the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, Southern Indian and South Pacific Oceans. On their voyage, the skippers come across a large variety of oceanographic situations: strong currents, floating ice, wave formations of every kind and biological diversity. To follow this course does not require previous knowledge of oceanography....
Introduction to Sustainability
by Dr. Jonathan Tomkin- 4.7
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Approx. 25 hours to complete
This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. The course focuses on key knowledge areas of sustainability theory and practice, including population, ecosystems, global change, energy, agriculture, water, environmental economics and policy, ethics, and cultural history....
Solar Energy Basics
by Neal Abrams- 4.8
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Approx. 15 hours to complete
This course gives you an introduction to the fundamentals of solar power as it applies to solar panel system installations. You will learn to compare solar energy to other energy resources and explain how solar panels, or photovoltaics (PV for short), convert sunlight to electricity. Introduction to solar power systems Welcome to Solar Energy Basics...
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space
by Chris ImpeyTop Instructor- 4.8
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Approx. 43 hours to complete
This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about modern astronomy. We will help you get up to date on the most recent astronomical discoveries while also providing support at an introductory level for those who have no background in science. Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Welcome Video...
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