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Alien Worlds: The Science of Exoplanet Discovery and Characterization
by
Andrew West, Aurora Kesseli
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Edx
Duration:
54 hours
Alien Worlds will explore the techniques that are used to discover and characterize the thousands of planets (called exoplanets) known outside of our solar system.
About Instructor(s):
John Aitken (Laureate Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor Health and Medicine (Biological Sciences), Director of Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science),
The University of Newcastle, Australia
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Learn modern biology basics to make more informed voting decisions about controversial scientific issues including genetically modified food, obesity and health care costs.
A scientific study of the natural world and how it is influenced by people. Major topics include: food, energy, human population, biodiversity and global change.