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12 Essential Scientific Concepts

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Explore 12 of science’s bedrock ideas in this course that introduces you to exciting fields like quantum theory, emergence, thermodynamics, and brain plasticity.

Syllabus

  • 01: The Miracle of Life
  • 02: The Organization of Life
  • 03: Evolution-The Tireless Tinkerer
  • 04: Other Mechanisms of Evolution
  • 05: DNA and Heritability
  • 06: Epigenetics, Mutations, and Gene Insertion
  • 07: The Illusion of Coherence-How We See
  • 08: Acoustic Perception Deconstructed
  • 09: Our Changing Brain
  • 10: Plasticity, Brain Training, and Beyond
  • 11: Magnetism and Its Magic
  • 12: Electrical Forces, Fields, and Circuits
  • 13: Thermodynamics-Heat, Energy, and Work
  • 14: Metabolism-Energy in the Cell
  • 15: Fluid Mechanics-Pressure, Buoyancy, Flow
  • 16: Navigation and Propulsion in Fluids
  • 17: The Big Bang That Didn't
  • 18: The Four Forces of Nature
  • 19: The Elements of Everything
  • 20: Looks like a Particle, Acts like a Wave
  • 21: Quanta, Uncertainty, and a Cat
  • 22: String Theory, Membranes, and the Multiverse
  • 23: Emergence-Simple Rules, Complex Systems
  • 24: Order out of Chaos
  • By This Professor

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Indre Viskontas

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