Introduction to Western Political Thought
Explore key Western political thinkers from Plato to Mill, examining their ideas on justice, state, human nature, and governance. Gain insights into the evolution of political philosophy and its enduring impact.
Archaeological Dating Methods
Explore various techniques used to determine the age of archaeological artifacts and sites, from radiocarbon dating to dendrochronology and stratigraphy.
Introduction to Ancient Greece
Explore ancient Greek civilization through its people, pottery, and architecture, with a special focus on the Battle of Marathon and its legendary messenger.
Narcissism
Explore narcissism's impact on relationships, behavior, and mental health. Learn to identify signs, understand different types, and discover coping strategies for dealing with narcissistic individuals.
CBT Class
Explore key cognitive-behavioral approaches, including Beckian, REBT, and DBT. Learn strategies for various disorders and practice through role-play scenarios.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Explore types, causes, and characteristics of narcissism. Compare with other personality disorders. Learn cognitive behavioral strategies and understand stability of symptoms over time.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Explore Borderline Personality Disorder: symptoms, types, relationships, and comparisons to other disorders. Gain insights into anger, fear, and emotional dysregulation associated with BPD.
Psychopathology
Explore various mental health disorders, their symptoms, causes, and differences. Gain insights into psychopathology, from anxiety and depression to personality disorders and PTSD.
Cracking Ancient Codes - Cuneiform Writing with Irving Finkel
Explore the origins of cuneiform writing and its decoding, uncovering ancient secrets like the Noah's Ark story. Learn about this revolutionary invention that made history possible.
Grief Expert Answers Your Questions About Grief and Loss
Expert insights on navigating grief, addressing complex emotions, coping with multiple losses, and practical steps for healing. Learn to manage anniversaries, anger, numbness, and daily functioning while grieving.
Early Childhood Developmental Delay and Disability
Explore causes of developmental delays, identification strategies, and effective management techniques for children at risk or with developmental disabilities.
Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature
Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields.
Introduction to Special Relativity - January IAP 2021
Explore Einstein's special relativity theory, covering time dilation, length contraction, Lorentz transformations, and relativistic effects. Gain insights into modern physics and spacetime concepts.
Intentional Public Disruptions: Art, Responsibility, and Pedagogy, Fall 2017
Explore public disruptions, art, and social responsibility through seminars and workshops. Gain new perspectives on access, privilege, and the global water crisis while engaging in difficult conversations and conceptual explorations.
Archaic Admixture in Human History - Next in Evolution
Exploring human evolution through genetic analysis, focusing on interbreeding with archaic species like Neanderthals and Denisovans, and its impact on modern human DNA and health risks.
Why Brain Science Needs an Edit - Mu-ming Poo - Radcliffe Institute
Explore gene editing in neuroscience, focusing on macaque monkey models for studying self-consciousness. Delve into ethical considerations of primate research and potential applications in brain disease treatments.
Geography Now - Central and Western Asia
Explore Central and Western Asia through in-depth country profiles, covering geography, culture, and geopolitics of 19 nations from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.
Engineering and Aquaculture in Indigenous Knowledge Practice
Explore ancient Indigenous Australian aquaculture engineering, discussing sophisticated fish traps and eel farms, their cultural significance, and relevance to modern resource management and sustainability practices.
Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning
Explore environmental policy scenarios, from federal decision-making to dispute resolution, presented by MIT students. Gain insights into sustainable development, impact assessment, and public participation strategies.
Buildings, Energy and Decarbonization
Explore strategies for reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in buildings, focusing on innovative technologies and real-world examples of successful decarbonization projects.
Stanford Seminar - The Future is Accessible
Srin Madipalli discusses how technology can transform lives of people with disabilities, sharing his journey from Accomable to Airbnb and highlighting the importance of accessibility in business and technology.