Soil Science Courses

Lightning Research Talks - New Science and Horizons 2015

Lightning talks on diverse research topics including computational complexity, packing problems, social behavior, and ecological networks.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Is Free Will an Illusion? What Can Cognitive Science Tell Us?

Explore the philosophical debate on free will, determinism, and moral responsibility with Daniel Dennett. Examine cognitive science insights and their implications for our understanding of human agency and ethics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Complex Science of Cyberdefense - Computer Immunology

Exploring cyberdefense through immunology concepts, adapting biological defense mechanisms to address digital threats and vulnerabilities in complex computational systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

On the Evolution of Sex and the Advantages of Recombination - 2013 Science Board Symposium

Explore the evolution of sex and recombination advantages with Sarah Otto. Delve into epistasis, costs, finite population effects, and analytical models in this comprehensive examination of sexual reproduction.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Beauty and Truth in Mathematics and Science - Lecture 1

Explore the role of beauty in guiding humanity's quest for understanding the world, examining interactions between beliefs, values, and scientific truth.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Future Directions in SFI Science: Potential Ideas - 2012 Annual Science Board Symposium

Exploración de direcciones futuras en ciencia de sistemas complejos, abordando temas como computación cuántica, física no equilibrada, diversidad biológica y cultural, y leyes fundamentales de innovación y crecimiento social.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Steps Toward a Cognitive Science of Prehistory

Exploring cognitive science in prehistory through metaphors, cultural evolution, and archaeological evidence from Mesa Verde society, pottery, and linguistic patterns.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Post-Darwinian World - Expanding Darwin's Theories in Modern Science

Explore post-Darwinian complexities in biology, economics, and politics, examining ecosystems, food webs, origin of life, HIV/AIDS, and sociobiology to expand on Darwin's evolutionary theories.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Penguin and The Leviathan - The Science and Practice of Cooperation

Explore how diverse systems leverage human cooperation instead of traditional incentives to achieve goals, challenging long-held beliefs about managing complex systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Open Science

Introduction to Open Science practices for reproducible, transparent, and inclusive research across the entire research cycle, from preregistration to publication and data sharing.

• Complexity Explorer
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Networks, Communities, and the Science of Sciences

Explore network communities, validation challenges, and neural embeddings for community detection, plus insights on citation distributions and COVID's impact on science.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cross-Domain Similarity Mapping: From Bananas to Cloudy Days - Cognitive Science Insights

Explore the intriguing world of cross-domain mappings and how humans draw connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, backed by studies and language model simulations.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Illuminating Science Through Narrative Video Journalism

Discover how narrative video journalism transforms complex scientific concepts into engaging visual stories without compromising intellectual depth or theoretical integrity.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Why We Die - The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

Explore the biology of aging and death, examining scientific breakthroughs in longevity research and the societal implications of extended human lifespans.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Executive Briefing - Data Science and Machine Learning

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Get a non-technical overview of Data Science and Machine Learning for Executives!

• Udemy
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course