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Origins: Astronomy, Geology, Life, and the Universe
Coursera
1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2015 · score 1.0
An introductory Coursera course, taught as one theme per week, that traces the story of the universe from the formation of the solar system to the present day. It introduces the foundations and terminology of astronomy, geology, microbiology, paleontology, botany, and ecology.
A commenter loved it for covering a wide range of science disciplines in a chronological, one-theme-per-week structure.
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I loved this course:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/origins-universe-solarsystem
As the course progresses roughly chronologically (one theme per week) from the formation of the solar system to the present, it introduces the foundations and jargon of the disciplines of astronomy, geology, microbiology, paleontology, botany, ecology etc.
For some reason I never finish courses that are directly relevant to my job. After an 8 or 9 hour day doing tech stuff to make a deadline, spending another 1 or 2 hours a night doing tech stuff to make a deadline starts to feel like more work. I find the general science courses much more interesting.