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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Our Earth's Future by American Museum of Natural History

4.7
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771 ratings

About the Course

Our Earth’s Future is about the science of climate change and how to talk about it. You will learn from scientists in the fields of climatology, oceanography, Earth science, and anthropology who study how climate change is affecting people, populations, and ways of life. Explore the multiple lines of evidence for the human-induced climate change that is happening today, and consider what that means for the future of our planet. At the end of this course you will be able to understand key scientific principles, identify and address misconceptions, and contribute confidently to conversations about climate change....

Top reviews

FA

Aug 29, 2020

Really enjoyed this and learned new terminology, plus difficulties of prediction, use of risk assessments for varying aspects of climate change. Interesting papers to read and additional resources.

OW

May 23, 2016

Lectures are interesting and understandable. It brought the role the ocean plays into sharp focus and told me things I had not heard before. Now if our politicians would just take the class!

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By Andres G

Sep 27, 2020

fue muy útil

By Christian G

Feb 3, 2016

outstanding!

By Vashisth K S

May 26, 2022

GOOD COURSE

By Abhishek S

May 30, 2021

good course

By Aashima C

Apr 26, 2021

best course

By SWATHI Y

Aug 7, 2020

Very useful

By mofazal a

Dec 22, 2022

incredible

By Richard H

Jan 8, 2017

Thank you.

By Pily E

Nov 13, 2022

Love it !

By Fidan F

Dec 26, 2020

good job

By Lenora N

Nov 3, 2015

loved it

By Stefany V

Jan 19, 2024

thanks

By LΣΛΝDΓΘ

Sep 17, 2020

Great!

By SIVAGURU M S

Jun 28, 2020

Good

By Mona A A

Jun 26, 2020

GOOD

By Jannat J J

May 30, 2020

good

By SEMALTIANOS N

Aug 17, 2020

-

By Albert L

Jan 8, 2016

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By M P

Dec 6, 2022

Overall the course had lots of in depth information on climate sciences, however they would need to be updated and renewed as they are quite old. I enjoyed the way the main presenter approached learning material in the beginning, but I found the guest lectures to be of a higher level of difficulty than what was outlined for the course.

The readings could be updated with real-world articles, rather than summaries of what was learned in guest lectures so that they can be more engaging and better applied to the end of module quizzes.

The material was presented in a traditional "climate change education" stance - lots of information but at times could be quite gloomy, with less emphasis on concrete initiatives. I would have loved to have seen more tangible and positive examples of social/community oriented projects, as well as a deeper discussion on how we frame and communicate about climate sciences in education.

By Sylvie B

Jan 10, 2020

I enjoyed the diversity of content across the 5 modules. The reading that follows a video is typically a repeat, and one more comprehensive, than the video itself. Pressed for time, one should do the reading. The pre-quiz is excellent preparation for the quiz, with many questions being repeated in a slightly different form. After this course, I completed a self-assessment of my own carbon emissions to establish a baseline from which I will strive to take actions to reduce my emissions. I've identified air travel as the my area for change. Thank you for being a positive influence

By Franklin F

Oct 2, 2019

I really liked the course. I expected to see more about the plant's paper on the climate change or alternatives for decrease the greenhouse gases for urban people. The data from quantification of CO2 of consuming meet, ride by car, trucks, etc. could be a interesting way to comprove the anthropogenic emission of CO2. I liked to much, but I think it could be near of us, by the suggestions of alternatives to mitigate CO2 for urban people. Congratulations for the great course. I thank you to much for the opportunity.

By Megha P

Oct 30, 2020

I feel its an wonderful course.i had tears in my eyes when i read regarding people's problem in pacific Islands.Its like other countries emit greenhouse gases but some else suffer.I basically couldnt understand week 2 (oceanography)videos .But other week videos were clear enough for me to understand. Thanku soo much for providing this course to the public and educating us about climate changes.

By EKİN E

Jul 12, 2020

It was a very informative course for climate change. Also, I have always wondered about the relationships between past geological time scale events and today's climate. It helped me to understand which tools they use behind the scenes for the climate models. They give very brief explanations with more relatable examples to understand scientific terms.

By Heather C

Sep 28, 2020

The main presenter was very good at summarising the sessions I; her introductions. There was a bit too much variation in the level and f difficulty and technical language between presenters. Some sessions were difficult to understand. Overall I liked the structure, the way cause effect, probability, risk and mitigation were covered.

By Amber N

Jun 3, 2020

I enjoyed the class. it was well organized. The wording in practice and quiz questions could be a bit confusing, as were some lectures. I did take away a star due to the last week of lectures: They were super dry and confusing at times, especially the lecture on probabilities. All in all, I am happy with the class.