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To: jeevacation©gmail.conteevacationagmail.com1 From: AFHU Sent Tue 9/3/2013 6:07:32 PM Subject Hebrew U Invites You to Attend Free Online Course, A Brief History of Humankind Title: AFHU EMAIL It's not too late to enroll in a free online course called "A Brief History of Humankind." The course is offered t The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Coursera, an education company that partners with the top universiti' in the world to offer courses online for everyone, for free. The course is taught by The Hebrew University's Dr. Yuval Noah Harari, a bestselling author and award- winning lecturer. It surveys the entire length of human history, from the evolution of human species in the Stone Age up to the political and technological revolutions of the 21st century. The course is intended both for people who have never studied history seriously, and wish to gain an overview of the human past, and for people who have studied history before, but who would like to get a fresh and challenging perspective on ii Learn more and enroll by clicking hyj The course format includes 17 lectures, each 60-120 minutes long, divided into 3-6 short segments. Students c watch each lecture in one go, or break it up into several segments. The course is 17 weeks long, enrollment is free and registration is still open. There are no entry requirements and participating in the course does not require any reading. Dr. Yuval Noah Harari lectures at the Department of History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He specializes in world history, medieval history and military history. His teaching philosophy is focused on provoking the students to question the basic narratives of our world, to connect past developments with preset EFTA_R1_00429085 EFTA01957820  concerns, and not to be afraid of controversial issues. His most recent book, From Animals into Gods: A Brief History of Humankind (2012) was originally publish in Hebrew and is now translated into English and German. His current studies focus on the connection betwe history and biology, on the ethics of history, and on the history of happiness and sufferin; AFHU: aB rk Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10004 www.afhu.or AFHU is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization. Click to view this email in a bra...1.er If you no longer wish to receive these emails. please reply to this message with 'Unsubscnbe' in the subject line or simply click on the following link. Unstinsenbe AFHU One Battery Park Plaza 25th Floor Now York. New York 10004 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. EFTA_R1_00429686 EFTA01957821