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      University of London

      Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and protest

      Skills you'll gain: Public History, World History, European History, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences, International Relations, Social Justice, Legal Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      Libertarian Free Will

      Skills you'll gain: Neurology, Creativity, Anatomy, Critical Thinking, Culture, Mindfulness, Liberal Arts, Physiology, Research, Psychology, Social Sciences, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Human Learning, Anthropology, Biology, Sociology, Systems Thinking, Cultural Diversity, Experimentation, Science and Research

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      LangChain MasterClass: Build 15 LLM Apps with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, Data Processing, Generative AI Agents, Text Mining, Application Development, Natural Language Processing, Jupyter

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Machine Learning for Accounting with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Natural Language Processing, Statistical Analysis, Performance Metric

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Geneva

      Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Environment, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Sustainable Development, Public Health, Environment Health And Safety, Health Informatics, Nutrition and Diet

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      361 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      America Through Foreign Eyes

      Skills you'll gain: World History, Liberal Arts, International Relations, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Social Studies, Political Sciences, Economics, Sociology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      401 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Virginia

      Patrick Henry: Forgotten Founder

      Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Public Affairs, European History, Public History, Advocacy, Persuasive Communication, Governance

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      182 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, World History, Sociology, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Big Data, Research, Higher Education, Political Sciences, Case Studies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      126 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Generative AI: Impact on Business and Society

      Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Responsible AI, Business Risk Management, Business Operations, Risk Analysis, Generative AI, Social Sciences, Safety Standards, Environmental Issue, Governance, Leadership and Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Symmetric Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Cryptography, Encryption, Key Management, Algorithms

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      273 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Build RAG Applications: Get Started

      Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Jupyter

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Data Visualization with OpenAI API: Generate code with GenAI

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Large Language Modeling, Matplotlib, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Natural Language Processing

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular natural sciences courses

    • Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and protest: University of London
    • Libertarian Free Will: Dartmouth College
    • LangChain MasterClass: Build 15 LLM Apps with Python: Packt
    • Machine Learning for Accounting with Python: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: University of Geneva
    • America Through Foreign Eyes: Rice University
    • Patrick Henry: Forgotten Founder: University of Virginia
    • Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 1: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Generative AI: Impact on Business and Society: University of Michigan
    • Symmetric Cryptography: University of Colorado System

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