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Economics plays a central role in the functioning of every aspect of society. It plays this role primarily through the actions of governments at the federal, state, and local levels. Given the centrality of its role, this course will address a set of prominent policy issues where economics is at their core. We will explore these issues in detail, including their origins as policy matters, the underlying data and evidence, and what policy levers are available to deal with them. The focus will be on what the economics profession collectively understands to be true about the issue. The structure of the course will be an initial lecture on the U.S. Economy. Subsequent lectures will be standalone, taught by a subject matter expert – all of whom have a Ph.D. in Economics. Potential topics include Climate Change Economics, Healthcare Economics, Economic Inequality, Autonomous Vehicles, and many more. The topics presented will be determined by what is most topical at the time of the course.

This introductory course will provide an overview of Hinduism, the religion of India that originated about 3000 years ago. It will include a brief history about the origin of Hinduism and the contributions to it from different sources, the Religion of Hinduism and its many components, the different philosophies that underpin the religious practices, including the non-dualism of Vedanta; and the interactions between Hinduism and Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Also covered in the course are the rituals, practices, customs and festivals related to Hinduism.

Since the dawn of civilization, humans have sought to understand their connection with the greater universe and have even tried to make correlations between celestial and terrestrial events through the practice of astrology. This presentation explores the roots of our human desire to discover our deep connection with the cosmos, and focuses on how modern science has revealed how intimate that connection truly is.

Through the eyes of space-based telescopes, this visual journey will follow the creation of hydrogen and helium in the Big Bang, the formation of heavier elements as stars die, and new research into the formation of ubiquitous cosmic dust that connects our existence to it all.