The personal atlas of Liam McGrath
Curiosity.
Patterns.
Connections.
A living notebook at the intersection of science, data and the things that make us human — built on Theory, Application, and Study.
Six fields. Thirty-six paths. 216 destinations.
Follow a thread. See where it leads.
Owen PagetVisit wwhattoeat.com (opens in a new tab)Respected creator 01 of 04Builder, friend and rival
Owen Paget
Small tools for everyday questions.
Owen Paget builds web tools for everyday questions. His first live site, What to Eat, turns dinner indecision into a trip around the world: pick a meal, hover over a country to preview its dishes, or let it surprise you. A creator hub and a stock-monitoring tool are next. Owen is also Liam's longtime rival, from high-school swimming to the First to Four basketball series.
Respected creator 02 of 04Photography, close up and far out
Asha
Shots of things that are small, and things that make me feel small.
Asha's Small Shots looks in two directions. Up close: bubbles and CDs, plants and foods, animals and insects. Far out: skies, road trips and long exposures, the things that make her feel small.
Small Things
Close-ups in four sets: Bubbles & CDs, Plants & Foods, Animals & Insects, and Everything Else.
Things That Make Me Feel Small
Wide views in three sets: Sky, Road Trips and Long Exposure.
Long Exposure
Light and motion gathered over seconds into a single frame.
Road Trips
Places seen along the way.
Respected creator 03 of 04Mathematics, made visible
3Blue1Brown
Math, explained visually.
Grant Sanderson’s 3Blue1Brown explains math visually. Some lessons build the foundations a STEM undergraduate needs; others are playful explorations of puzzles and beautiful problems. The site adds written and interactive versions of many videos, guided by the idea that loving math begins with deep understanding.
About the channel
Why it exists, who makes it, and answers to common questions, from the animation tools to advice for new math creators.
Extras
Manim, the open-source animation library behind the videos, plus podcast conversations, talks and collaborations.
Summer of Math Exposition
The 2021 open invitation for anyone to publish a math explainer, which drew more than 1,300 entries.
Recommendations
Other places online to practise and explore math: problem collections, interactive articles and fellow channels.
Respected creator 04 of 04Education, science & curiosity
Complexly
Trustworthy learning, free for everyone.
Founded in 2012 by Hank and John Green, Complexly is a nonprofit making trustworthy educational media that inspires curiosity and lowers barriers to knowledge-building. Its shows include Crash Course, SciShow, PBS Eons and Bizarre Beasts, each shaped by researchers, writers, hosts, artists and fact checkers.
Crash Course
Free, fast-paced courses (more than 50 so far) that accompany high-school and college classes from the humanities to the sciences.
SciShow
Explores the unexpected, covering scientific topics in a fun, accessible way.
Crash Course Creator Lab
A free, four-unit media-literacy project that takes high-school students from research and scripting to a fact-checked video.
All shows
The full directory, from PBS Eons and Journey to the Microcosmos to The Art Assignment and Ours Poetica.
Mission & values
Why Complexly exists: inquiry, narrative and accuracy, and the belief that education is a human right.
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Friends, collaborators and creators whose work shaped this notebook will join here. Personal sites appear only once their makers have said yes.
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