About Instructor(s):
John Guttag (Dugald C. Jackson Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering),
MIT
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Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)
by
Michael Brenner, David Weit...
on
Edx
Duration:
36 hours
Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!
About Instructor(s):
John Tsitsiklis (Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science),
MIT
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The Science and Politics of the GMO
by
Sarah Evanega, Ronald Herri...
on
Edx
Duration:
17.5 hours
Learn the basics of genetic engineering and biotechnology and examine why the GMO is politically contentious. Participants will gain an understanding of how science works, its limits, and how the interaction of these factors leads to decision making.