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  • Professor Paul Root Wolpe

    Ph.D., Yale University, Emory University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Explaining Social Deviance

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    M.S., University of Illinois, Niles North High School

    Topics: High School, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Chemistry, 2nd Edition

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  • Professor James Noggle

    M.A.E., Ball State University, Pendleton Heights High School, Pendleton, Indiana

    Topics: High School, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    High School Level—Geometry

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  • Professor Michael Starbird

    Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison, The University of Texas at Austin

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Change and Motion: Calculus Made Clear, 2nd Edition

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  • Professor Barbara J. King

    Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, The College of William and Mary

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective

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  • Professor Edward J. Larson

    J.D., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Georgia

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy

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  • Professor Brian M. Fagan

    Ph.D., Cambridge University, University of California at Santa Barbara

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, History

    Most popular course:

    Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations

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  • Professor Malcolm W. Watson

    Ph.D., University of Denver, Brandeis University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Theories of Human Development

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  • Professor Lawrence M. Principe

    Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Indiana University at Bloomington; Ph.D., History of Science, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, History

    Most popular course:

    Science and Religion

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  • Professor Anthony A. Goodman

    M.D., Cornell Medical College, Montana State University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, Better Living

    Most popular course:

    Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

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  • Professor Edward B. Burger

    Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Williams College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Introduction to Number Theory

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  • Professor Frederick Gregory

    Ph.D., Harvard University, University of Florida

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, History

    Most popular course:

    Darwinian Revolution

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  • Professor Steven L. Goldman

    Ph.D., Boston University, Lehigh University

    Topics: Philosophy & Intellectual History, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Great Scientific Ideas That Changed the World

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  • Professor Edward Fischer

    Ph.D., Tulane University, Vanderbilt University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Peoples and Cultures of the World

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  • Professor Sherwin B. Nuland

    M.D., Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, History

    Most popular course:

    Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography

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  • Professor David W. Martin

    Ph.D., The Ohio State University, North Carolina State University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, Professional

    Most popular course:

    Psychology of Human Behavior

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  • Professor John J. Renton

    Ph.D., West Virginia University, West Virginia University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology

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  • Professor Francis B. Colavita

    Ph.D., University of Indiana, University of Pittsburgh

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process

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  • Professor S. James Gates Jr.

    Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Maryland at College Park

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality

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  • Professor Jeffrey L. Kasser

    Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Colorado State University

    Topics: Philosophy & Intellectual History, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Philosophy of Science

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  • Professor Michael E. Wysession

    Ph.D., Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    How the Earth Works

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  • Professor David M. Bressoud

    Ph.D., Temple University, Macalester College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Queen of the Sciences: A History of Mathematics

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  • Professor Frank Summers

    Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, Space Telescope Science Institute

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    New Frontiers: Modern Perspectives on Our Solar System

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  • Professor Don Howard

    Ph.D., Boston University, University of Notre Dame

    Topics: Philosophy & Intellectual History, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Albert Einstein: Physicist, Philosopher, Humanitarian

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  • Professor Benjamin Schumacher

    Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Kenyon College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Quantum Mechanics: The Physics of the Microscopic World

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  • Professor David J. Helfand

    Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Columbia University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Physics of History

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  • Professor Judith V. Grabiner

    Ph.D., Harvard University, Pitzer College

    Topics: Philosophy & Intellectual History, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Mathematics, Philosophy, and the "Real World"

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  • Professor Scott E. Page

    Ph.D., Northwestern University, University of Michigan

    Topics: Business & Economics, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    The Hidden Factor: Why Thinking Differently Is Your Greatest Asset

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  • Professor Lee M. Silver

    Ph.D., Harvard University, Princeton University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Science of Self

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  • Professor Eric G. Strauss

    Ph.D., Tufts University, Boston College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Earth at the Crossroads: Understanding the Ecology of a Changing Planet

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  • Professor Roberta H. Anding

    M.S., Louisiana State University , Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, Better Living

    Most popular course:

    Nutrition Made Clear

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  • Professor James A. Sellers

    Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, The Pennsylvania State University

    Topics: High School, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Mastering the Fundamentals of Mathematics

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  • Professor Gary A. Sojka

    Ph.D., Purdue University, Bucknell University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Understanding the Human Factor: Life and Its Impact

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  • Professor Scott MacEachern

    Ph.D., University of Calgary, Bowdoin College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, History

    Most popular course:

    Origin of Civilization

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  • Professor Robert G. Fovell

    Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Los Angeles

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather

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  • Professor Paul Zeitz

    Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, University of San Francisco

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Art and Craft of Mathematical Problem Solving

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  • Professor Stephen P. Hinshaw

    Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Berkeley

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Origins of the Human Mind

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  • Professor Bruce H. Edwards

    Ph.D., Dartmouth College, University of Florida

    Topics: High School, Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Prove It: The Art of Mathematical Argument

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  • Professor Satyan L. Devadoss

    Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, Williams College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Shape of Nature

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  • Professor Edward M. Murphy

    Ph.D., University of Virginia, University of Virginia

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Our Night Sky

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  • Professor Donald G. Saari

    Ph.D., Purdue University, University of California, Irvine

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Power of Mathematical Thinking: From Newton's Laws to Elections and the Economy

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  • Professor Anthony Martin

    Ph.D., University of Georgia, Emory University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Major Transitions in Evolution

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  • Professor Sam Wang

    Ph.D., Stanford University, Princeton University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Neuroscience of Everyday Life

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  • Professor Alex Filippenko

    Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition

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  • Professor Mark Whittle

    Ph.D., University of Cambridge , University of Virginia

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe

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  • Professor Steven Pollock

    Ph.D., Stanford University, University of Colorado at Boulder

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos

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  • Professor Scott P. Stevens

    Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, James Madison University

    Topics: Business & Economics, Science & Mathematics, Professional

    Most popular course:

    Games People Play: Game Theory in Life, Business, and Beyond

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  • Professor Robert Sapolsky

    Ph.D., Rockefeller University, Stanford University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, Better Living

    Most popular course:

    Stress and Your Body

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  • Professor Stephen Nowicki

    Ph.D., Cornell University, Duke University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Biology: The Science of Life

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  • Professor Arthur T. Benjamin

    Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Harvey Mudd College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Secrets of Mental Math

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  • Professor David Christian

    D. Phil., Oxford University, Macquarie University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics, History

    Most popular course:

    Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity

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  • Professor Steven Strogatz

    Ph.D., Harvard University, Cornell University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Chaos

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  • Professor Jeanette Norden

    Ph.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Understanding the Brain

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  • Professor Richard Wolfson

    Ph.D., Dartmouth College, Middlebury College

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Physics and Our Universe: How It All Works

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  • Professor Robert M. Hazen

    Ph.D., Harvard University, George Mason University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Joy of Science

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  • Professor Sean Carroll

    Ph.D., Harvard University, California Institute of Technology

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Mysteries of Modern Physics: Time

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  • Professor David Sadava

    Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, City of Hope Medical Center, Claremont Colleges

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    What Science Knows about Cancer

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  • Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Ph.D., Columbia University, Hayden Planetarium

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries

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  • Professor Harold J. Tobin

    Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Oceanography: Exploring Earth's Final Wilderness

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  • Professor Jeffrey C. Grossman

    Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Understanding the Science for Tomorrow: Myth and Reality

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  • Professor Monisha Pasupathi

    Ph.D., Stanford University, University of Utah

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    How We Learn

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  • Professor Mark Leary

    Ph.D. University of Florida, Duke University

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior

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  • Professor John Hawks

    Ph.D., University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Topics: Science & Mathematics

    Most popular course:

    Major Transitions in Evolution

    View all 4 courses

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