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In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-representing a global consensus of hundreds of scientists-concluded that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal"....

Professor Larson leads you through the "evolution" of evolution, with an eye toward enhancing your understanding of the development of the theory....

The future of human civilization depends on collaborative robotics: humans and machines working together. Professor Long demystifies the world of robots and provides a comprehensive introduction to these intelligent machines....

With the help of dramatic archaeological discoveries and groundbreaking advancements in technology and scientific understanding, we are closer than we've ever been to learning the true story....

Four billion years ago, the infant Earth was a seething cauldron of erupting volcanoes, raining meteors, and hot noxious gases, totally devoid of life....

Trying to live a completely stress-free life is a zero-sum game. The true goal of your relationship with stress is to figure out how to manage it effectively....

This 24-lecture series is your guide to the latest information and viewpoints on what scientists know about this fascinating subject....

Are we alone in the universe? This is one of the most profound issues facing mankind - and one of the unresolved questions that science may finally be able to answer in this century....

Imagine a region in space where the force of gravity is so strong that nothing - not even light - can escape. This phenomenon is a black hole: one of the most exotic, mind-boggling, and profound subjects in astrophysics....

An invisible world of astonishing complexity is all around you. A world so small you can’t see it with the naked eye. A world so crowded that its population staggers the mind. A world in which you participate every day - often without even knowing it....

In 24 lectures that address the most important health issues of our day, Professor Roy Benaroch of Emory University School of Medicine tells us how to recognize the good reporting and the bad....

This 36-lecture series explores the ideas that have helped form the foundation of modern life - when society has been willing to pursue them....

Explore the many possibilities of what your future may look like with these 24 lectures: a scientifically accurate and enlightening survey of today's most advanced research in fields such as engineering, biology, chemistry, and theoretical physics....

This series of 12 penetrating and thought-provoking lectures by an acclaimed teacher and scholar approaches its subject directly and unflinchingly....

The Science of Integrative Medicine provides you with 12 informative lectures on the science-based facts and historical context of commonly used integrative treatments....

You'll see how 20th-century scientists have built on crucial 19th-century concepts....

The landscape of cancer treatment and prevention is a vastly different place than it was even a decade ago. Thanks to a relatively new focus on molecular medicine, researchers are gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanisms involved....

If your life or the life of someone you love has been hijacked by pain, you're not alone. One out of every three US adults lives with chronic pain....

Professor Thad Polk, of the University of Michigan, invites you to join him for Shocking Psychological Studies and the Lessons They Teach, a six-lecture course exploring a range of shocking psychological experiments from the past that contributed insight into the human condition....

You'll learn about motor memory, the ways in which our bodies process pain, and even why our taste in food changes over time....