YoVDO

Mind-Blowing Science: Season 1

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

Tags

Critical Thinking Courses Black Holes Courses

Course Description

Overview

<p>We’ve partnered with <i>Scientific American</i>—the oldest, continuously published monthly magazine in the United States—to bring their most popular articles to life through exciting and engaging video adaptations. The Great Courses Plus and Scientific American have won a National Capital Emmy Award for "Mind-Blowing Science" in the category "Informational/Instructional - Long Form Content (longer than 10 minutes)."</p>

Syllabus

  • By This Expert
  • 01: How Dinosaurs Grew So Large and So Small
  • 02: Are We the Only Intelligent Life in the Galaxy?
  • 03: Decoding the Puzzle of Human Consciousness
  • 04: Why Your Brain Needs Exercise
  • 05: The First Monster Black Holes
  • 06: Pets: Why Do We Have Them?
  • 07: The Mysteries of Neandertal Art
  • 08: Six Ways to Boost Brainpower
  • 09: Mathematical Games: The Enduring Appeal of Tic-Tac-Toe
  • 10: Earthquakes in the Sky
  • 11: Why Good Thoughts Block Better Ones
  • 12: Sleep On It
  • 13: Thinking like Einstein
  • 14: Predicting the Next Pandemic
  • 15: A (Dino) Star Is Born

Taught by

Scientific American

Related Courses

Introduction to Astronomy
Duke University via Coursera
Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy
University of Rochester via Coursera
Analyzing the Universe
Rutgers University via Coursera
Astronomy - State of the Art
University of Arizona via Udemy
AstroTech: The Science and Technology behind Astronomical Discovery
University of Edinburgh via Coursera