Biosphere Courses and Certifications

Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment

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Learn about the physical geography of Earth and discover how to use this knowledge to protect our natural environment.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sensing Planet Earth – From Core to Outer Space

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Will this year be the hottest year ever? What is the current rate of global sea level rise? How fast is the rain forest disappearing? … Learn about the essential tools for measuring and monitoring our planet.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate Change: The Science Behind the Crisis - Part 2

Explore oceans, cryosphere, biosphere, and climate models to understand Earth's climate system. Learn about future scenarios and potential solutions to the climate crisis.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Building Life from Scratch - Panel Discussion at IPFest 2019

Panel discussion exploring origins of life, synthetic biology, and astrobiology. Experts discuss building life from scratch, technological advancements, and implications for understanding life's emergence on Earth and beyond.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Evolving Brains: Solid, Liquid and Synthetic - Lecture 1: Liquid Brains and Solid Brains

Explore diverse intelligences across life forms, from cells to humans. Examine brain evolution, commonalities, and differences, and consider possibilities for new types of minds.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Olivia Judson on Major Energy Transitions in Evolutionary History

Explore major energy transitions in evolutionary history with Olivia Judson, examining how life's processes shaped Earth's atmosphere, ecosystems, and geological features over billions of years.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Why is Life So Diverse? - Episode 3

Exploring biodiversity's origins, constraints, and threats. Discusses scaling laws in evolution, exceptions to rules, and the potential for forecasting biosphere changes, featuring insights from ecology and evolutionary biology experts.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Overshooting Climate Targets - Increased Risks for Tipping Elements in Climate and Biosphere

Explore the risks of exceeding climate targets and their impact on tipping elements in Earth's systems, with insights on potential consequences for our planet's future.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Physical Geography

Explore Earth's dynamic systems, from weather to landforms, and their interrelationships with human activities using geographic tools and interdisciplinary approaches.

• California Community Colleges System
• 13 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 3rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

Environmental Geology

Explore Earth systems and human impacts on the environment through geological perspectives, emphasizing interconnections between geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 3rd Feb, 2025
• Paid Course

Environmental Geography

Explore global environmental issues, human impacts, and sustainable solutions through a geographical lens. Analyze climate change, biodiversity, and societal challenges.

• California Community Colleges System
• 13 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 3rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

Introduction to Climate Change

Explore global climate change, its causes, and impacts on Earth's systems. Learn scientific methods for studying past climates and predicting future changes.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 23rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Conservation Geography

Explore the interplay between geography and conservation, examining how developmental decisions impact biodiversity and ecosystems. Learn to balance economic growth with environmental preservation.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

High School Ecology

Explore ecological concepts, from biosphere structure to species interactions, and learn about current conservation efforts in society.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks
• 3rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

Strategic Decisions Group

Planetary Boundaries

Can our planet continue to support the current scope of human activity?

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course