I understand that once the ball leaves the field of play, it is fair game, but this was egregious.

This is great perspective, @ajohnsocyber.bsky.social. True leaders understand their own limitations.

This covers all billed expenses, including tuition, food, housing, health insurance, and travel costs.

Additionally, each of these students will receive a $2,000 start-up grant in their first year and a $2,000 launch grant during their junior year to help support the transition beyond Harvard.

A modicum of hope is restored.

It is an artistic rendering of a cosmic phenomenon. If you have a better photograph/rendering of this fantastic planetary alignment, send it my way.

As a lifelong Boston fan, I love this type of trivia.

There is nothing quite like immersing yourself in the enormity of the cosmos.

In late February, for one night only, they will be joined by Mercury, making it a rare seven-planet alignment visible in the sky.

This "parade of planets" is very rare as the next planetary alignment visible from Earth is not expected until 2040.

Since the lecturers are the same people who designed, built, and operated the Shuttle, this is a first-hand testimonial to the world's first reusable spacecraft.

The Shuttle is one of the most outstanding examples of engineering and technical brilliance in human history.

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The course has been retired but is still accessible. All videos, assignments, and course materials are intact.

There are two ways to take the course: through the edX platform or MIT Open Learning. The course is essentially the same regardless of which platform you choose (links below).

1️⃣ Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong - learn to read a medical research paper and differentiate between good and bad research, how different tests are used in medical research, and how to verify claims in news articles. (Yale University, 7 modules, self-paced, cost: $0)

2️⃣ Conspiracy Planet - when you complete the course, you will be able to identify conspiracy theories, evaluate and critique conspiracy theories, and be able to create your OWN conspiracy theories. (UC Santa Cruz, seven modules, self-paced, cost $0)

3️⃣ American Government: Constitutional Foundations - learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized. (Harvard University, four modules, self-paced, cost $0)

3️⃣ American Government: Constitutional Foundations - learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized. (Harvard University, four modules, self-paced, cost $0)

2️⃣ Conspiracy Planet - when you complete the course, you will be able to identify conspiracy theories, evaluate and critique conspiracy theories, and be able to create your OWN conspiracy theories. (UC Santa Cruz, seven modules, self-paced, cost $0)