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Mind-Blowing Science: Season 1

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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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

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