If you read the news, it might seem like changes in the world are mostly doom and gloom. But if we look at broad trends in quality of living across the world, there is cause for celebration! Over the last 25 years, more than a billion people have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty. How did this happen, and what would it take to get the remaining 8 percent of people out of poverty? Development economics studies questions like this, as well as other issues related to economy and society in low-income countries. In this class, you’ll learn about how economists tackle questions like the ones above, and how you might apply them to the questions that most interest you!

Would you rather do your chores today or tomorrow? Ever eat too many cookies, even though you know you'll feel sick afterwards? It turns out psychologists and economists have found a broad set of situations where people want one thing now that they wouldn't want later, and it's possible to study this phenomenon scientifically. In this class, you'll found out what biases you have and how science can help you rein them in.

This class mixes mathematics and social science to examine how elections work. We'll describe a couple different mathematical models to understand elections, and we'll simulate some elections to see how well theory fits practice! We will discuss how we think the mathematical models compare to the 2016 U.S. election.

For Mary Queen of Scots, a broken cipher meant her execution. For the Allies during WWII, a broken Enigma code meant lives saved and war significantly shorter. When you can read your enemies' private communication, you know what they're thinking and what they're planning--and such information is never a bad thing. Come learn how to send messages that your friends won't be able to read--and even better, how to break the secret messages that other people have sent! We'll cover a few different kinds of ciphers, including Caesar shifts, substitution ciphers, and the Vignere cipher. Most of this will take the form of you all working in groups trying to break code; there will be hints if you need them.

What do smart lightbulbs, fitness devices, and baby monitors have in common? They're all players in the Internet of Things, the buzzword people are applying to the rise of small, connected devices. Although these devices have the potential to make many everyday objects easier to use, they also open us up to new privacy concerns. This class will talk about the technical difficulties of keeping data from these devices private.

From fresh and mild to aged and stinky, there are hundreds of types of cheese. Join us as we discuss the history and science of cheesemaking. We'll have a couple of varieties of cheese for you to try as well!

Chocolate is delicious. Where does it come from? How do we get from cocoa beans to delightful squares of chocolate? Take this class to find out! Will include chocolate samples.

Do you like cheese? Do you want to learn to make it yourself? Then take this class! We'll be making mozzarella and learning about the science behind cheese.

Have you ever wondered how different clouds are formed? Or how to predict the weather based on the clouds you see? In this class, we'll learn about different types of clouds and what weather they signify.

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Learn science the right way! Explore concepts in subjects like astronomy, geology, math, and rocketry through hands-on activities and experiments. We'll use materials such as marshmallows, clay, and jelly beans to investigate scientific ideas.

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