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A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment
What are the determinants of a happy and fulfilling life? This is surely one of life's biggest questions, and a question that has interested many of our ancestors. read more...
Biohacking Your Brain’s Health
With deteriorating health, particularly brain health, occurring at a global level, this course introduces you to methods for maximizing your brain's fitness.read more...
Child Nutrition and Cooking
This course examines contemporary child nutrition and the impact of the individual decisions made by each family. The health risks associated with obesity in childhood are also discussed. read more...
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs. Topics covered: anatomy, eating, locomotion, growth, environmental and behavioral adaptations, origins and extinction. read more...
Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health
This MOOC is the first of its kind, since it addresses critical issues related to drugs from a multidisciplinary, health and human rights-based approach.read more...
Introduction to Psychology
What are people most afraid of? What do our dreams mean? Are we natural-born racists? What makes us happy? What are the causes and cures of mental illness? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. read more...
Medical Neuroscience
Medical Neuroscience explores the functional organization and neurophysiology of the human central nervous system, while providing a neurobiological framework for understanding human behavior. read more...
Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health
In today's world, mental illness and distress are common and these account for a significant burden of disability within our community. At the same time, there is a growing interest in understanding and enhancing positive mental health and wellbeing; particularly from developments in the fields of positive psychology and mental health promotion. read more...
Positive Psychology : Design Your Life for Well-being
You are encouraged to take the first four courses of the Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization before starting this course and completing the Specialization Project. This course, taught by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman brings all the key concepts from the first four courses to practice as you develop and test a new positive intervention for an audience of your choice. read more...
Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions
Positive interventions are one of the building blocks for the application of positive psychology in our day-to-day lives. In this course taught by Dr. James Pawelski, we explore positive interventions through theory, research and practice. read more...
Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods
Learners discover how apply to research methods to their study of Positive Psychology. In this course, we study with Dr. Angela Duckworth and Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft. read more...
Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science
Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman - renowned worldwide as the "Father of Positive Psychology" - has led visionary leaps in the scientific research, empirical data and personal understandings of human flourishing. read more...
Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills
Learn how to incorporate resilience interventions into your personal and professional life with Dr. Karen Reivich. In this course, you are exposed to the foundational research in resilience, including protective factors such as mental agility and optimism. read more...
Psychological First Aid
Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. read more...
Science of Exercise
Learners who complete Science of Exercise will have an improved physiological understanding of how your body responds to exercise, and will be able to identify behaviors, choices, and environments that impact your health and training.read more...
Social Psychology
Ever wonder why people do what they do? This course-which includes more than $1,000 of video and reading materials-offers some answers based on the latest research from social psychology. read more...
Stanford Introduction to Food and Health
In this course, learners will be given the information and practical skills they need to begin optimizing the way they eat. read more...
Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management
Learn about the impact of infectious disease on sustainable animal-based food production by understanding the science of growth, immunity, and infection and by learning the problem-solving skills needed to advance animal health and food production through optimal management practices. read more...
The Addicted Brain
This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction.read more...
The Flat Belly Fix
This is the only 21-day rapid weight loss system that allows you to easily lose an average of 1 lb a day for 21 days without feeling hungry or deprived. read more...
The Science of Well-Being
"The Science of Well-Being" taught by Professor Laurie Santos overviews what psychological science says about happiness. The purpose of the course is to not only learn what psychological research says about what makes us happy but also to put those strategies into practice. read more...
Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us
The vital signs - heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiration rate, & pain - communicate important information about the physiological status of the human. read more...
