Earlier this year, Brian Greene presented “Where Do We Stand with String Theory” in the John Bahcall Lecture at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Credit: NASA/Goddard/Wade Sisler
different perspective on the meaning of space, on
the meaning of time, on the meaning of math, on the
meaning of energy.
It is a course that has a capacity to really shake up
complete the initial courses. In terms of degrees – who
knows? Way down the line I could very well imagine that
there might be a more formal way in which a student
RS: Do you plan on eventually morphing this into a
RS: Are you going to teach the courses yourself in the
beginning?
GREENE:
GREENE: “Yes, I am the initial instructor, just to get the
World Science U launches online learning for everyone
By Sherry Valare
about how his course structure
has been designed to provide a
coming web based school that
offers massive open online courses
anyone with a desire to learn.
that top researchers and educators
could guide any student’s way
level they are most comfortable
approaching.
long you have to complete the
class, and students have the ability
to pause then restart where they
left off. Select courses even have
a live discussion feature where
Greene himself will be available to
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The website: www.worldscienceu.com
discuss concepts with students at
hours during an in-person course.
students can attempt, after a very
quick registration requiring no more
than basic information. Greene
which is a collection of short video
answers to a wide range of questions
on topics such as: time and space,
what matter is made of, and how
the universe began. Anyone can
engage with these questions – they
don’t need any background at
all and it can be done for a few
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