Drawn from their research and areas of expertise, faculty members share their thoughts on a broad range of subjects such as nuclear war, creativity, and nanotechnology.
Dr. Newby co-teaches ENVR E-129 From Farm to Fork: Why What You Eat Matters at Harvard Extension School. For more info on the course, visit: http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/farm-fork-why-what-you-eat-matters To follow along with Dr. Newby's blog about healthy cooking and eating, visit: http://blog.pknewby.com/
Government instructor Jan Feldman exposes the great myth that America is an immigrant nation. She explores the evolution of citizenship in the United States and what it means to belong. Feldman is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont. At Harvard Extension School, she teaches GOVT E-1062 Theories of Citizenship and GOVT E-1064 Religion, Liberalism, and Democracy, both available as online courses. Read more about them at http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/13203 and http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/23043.
Instructor George Buckley describes the horseshoe crab (limulus polyphemus), a true "blue blood" whose eggs feed shorebirds and whose blood is used to save human lives. Buckley teaches ENVR E-110 Sustainable Ocean Environments at Harvard Extension School. Every year, he takes his students to Cape Cod, where they can experience coastal habitats and species first-hand. For more information on the course, visit: http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/21784