How to Watch Television
undergrads at Montclair State University can fine-tune this art with the school's How to Watch Television class, the aim of which is "for students to critically evaluate the role of television in their lives as well as in the life of the culture." And when it comes time to plop on the couch for hours, you could do worse than powering through the 30 Funniest Sitcoms of All Time.
Street-Fighting Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Inspired by the insanely popular video game “Street Fighter,” the Street Fighting Mathematics course centers on the methodologies used for problem-solving without calculated solutions. It acquaints students with various mathematical approaches–such as analysis, analogy, reasoning, generalization, and approximation–as problem-solving techniques and sharpens their analytical skills.
"Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way"
From Queen's University Belfast
Students will learn about the psychological techniques behind Jedi mind tricks. The course also examines wider issues behind the Star Wars universe such as balance, destiny, dualism, fatherhood and fascism.
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