Coursera has free paleontology courses!

Dear readers,

Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get the new year under way.  I've got some links that may be of interest to any student of science.

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology

Palaeontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds

Palaeontology: Ancient Marine Reptiles

I took Dino 101 through Coursera during its first semester (Fall 2013), and thought it was a great general introduction to dinosaurs.  It starts today, so the interested party may want to enroll soon (the other classes start later this month and next month, respectively).  Dino 101 and the theropod/bird origins class are both taught by the esteemed paleontologist Philip Currie.  And besides, if you're a reader of my blog, I'm assuming you don't need me to give you any reasons to enroll!  I'm interested to try the other two new classes and see what they're like.

Signing off,

Spencer Bronte
Science, to a Student