Human Centered Design Courses

Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

15627 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you’ll complete the first phases of the design process for a project that you’ll be able to include in your portfolio.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IISc Bangalore

Design for Internet of Things

Explore IoT applications, power management, protocols, and microcontroller selection. Learn about MQTT, RFID, BLE security, and LPWAN technologies. Includes practical case studies for hands-on experience.

• YouTube
• 1 day 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

清华设计科学大会 Tsinghua Design Science Conference

Explore cutting-edge design research, methodologies and innovations presented by leading experts at this prestigious academic gathering focused on advancing design science.

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Meet Your Inner Microbial Zoo - Understanding the Human Microbiome

Explore the human microbiome's impact on health, development, and immunity. Learn about metagenomics, predictive modeling, and future clinical applications in this fascinating lecture on our inner microbial ecosystem.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Ecology of Society - Complex Adaptive Systems in Nature and Human Societies

Explore ecological and economic systems as complex adaptive systems, examining emergent behaviors, critical transitions, and evolutionary forces shaping resource allocation and cooperation.

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

The Evolution of the Human Family

Explore the evolutionary history of human family structures and their impact on society with insights from anthropology and complex systems research.

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

The Peculiar Logic of Human Values

Explore the conceptualization of human value systems, including types, subjectivity vs. objectivity, and their impact on behavior and social interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Cooperative Species - Evolutionary Origins of Human Altruism - Lecture 1

Explore the evolutionary origins of altruistic cooperation, challenging traditional notions of 'selfish genes' and Homo economicus through archaeological, genetic, and climatic evidence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Rise of the Speaking Machine - Human Language Evolution

Explore the fascinating journey of human language evolution, from its origins to modern complexities, with insights into cognitive development and cultural impacts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Most Human Human - What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive

Explore the intriguing intersection of AI and human nature, examining what our interactions with machines reveal about our own humanity and consciousness.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Ecological Human - Understanding Human Impacts on Ecosystems

Explore how humans impact ecosystems through interactions with other species, and how ecological network science can inform sustainable resource use and consumption.

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

On Moral Progress - Is the Human Conscience Led by the Head or the Heart?

Explore the role of reason and emotion in moral progress with Steven Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, examining historical advancements in human rights and societal ethics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Zoobiquity - What Dolphin Diabetes Can Teach Us About Human Health

Explore how animal diseases can inform human health, bridging veterinary and medical sciences for innovative approaches to physical and behavioral well-being across species.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Time Design: Exploring Concepts of Time Across Disciplines - InterPlanetary Festival 2018

Explore time's multifaceted nature through biology, archaeology, and physics in this panel discussion featuring experts Stefani Crabtree, Martine Rothblatt, and Van Savage.

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

Time Design and Motion & Energy Technology Panels - InterPlanetary Festival Day 1

Explore time design, motion & energy technology, and the search for extraterrestrial life with expert panels and a keynote on cutting-edge scientific topics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video