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      Princeton University

      Food Ethics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Food and Beverage, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Nutrition and Diet, Sustainability Standards, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Development, Cultural Diversity

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Systems Science and Obesity

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Epidemiology, Social Network Analysis, Simulations, Network Analysis, Public Health, Agentic systems, Social Determinants Of Health, Behavioral Health, Economics, Software Installation

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      205 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Wetland Science and Conservation

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Monitoring, Hydrology, Community Outreach, Water Resource Management, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resources, Cultural Diversity, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Cultural Sensitivity, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Laws, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Land Management, Case Studies, Water Quality, Environmental Issue, Climate Change Adaptation

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Science of Fat Metabolism

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, Nutrition Education, Physiology, Endocrinology, Stress Management, Biochemistry, Biology

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Building a Data Science Team

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Onboarding, Team Motivation, Interviewing Skills, Organizational Leadership, Data Strategy, Team Management, Team Building, People Management, Technical Management, Recruitment, Data Science, Cross-Functional Collaboration

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Data Transformation, Applied Machine Learning, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Data Modeling, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Analysis

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Designing Effective Science Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Non-Verbal Communication, Learning Theory, Storytelling, Education Software and Technology, Human Learning, Motivational Interviewing, Conflict Management, Interpersonal Communications, Technical Communication, Education and Training, Media and Communications, Driving engagement, Teaching, Persuasive Communication, De-escalation Techniques, Writing, Scientific Methods, Rapport Building, Diversity Awareness

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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Psychedelic Science and Medicine

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology, Clinical Research, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Mental Health Therapies, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Research Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Research, Psychiatric Assessments, Psychology, Informed Consent, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Neurology, Social Studies, Ancient History

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals, Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Matplotlib, A/B Testing, Box Plots, Sampling (Statistics), Predictive Analytics, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Science, Estimation, Statistical Analysis, NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Zurich

      Teaching Science at University

      Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Experience, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Experimentation, Education and Training, Lecturing, Student Engagement, Drive Engagement, Course Development, Scientific Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Simulations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      191 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Science Foundations: Statistical Inference

      Skills you'll gain: Probability, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, Data Science, Sample Size Determination, Descriptive Statistics, Artificial Intelligence

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      326 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Mathematical Thinking in Computer Science

      Skills you'll gain: Logical Reasoning, Computational Logic, Deductive Reasoning, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Python Programming, Computer Science, Program Development

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular cognitive science courses

    • Food Ethics: Princeton University
    • Systems Science and Obesity: Johns Hopkins University
    • Wetland Science and Conservation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Science of Fat Metabolism: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Building a Data Science Team: Johns Hopkins University
    • Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1: Pearson
    • Designing Effective Science Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Psychedelic Science and Medicine: Johns Hopkins University
    • Data Science Fundamentals, Part 2: Pearson
    • Teaching Science at University: University of Zurich

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