Educational Resources
The original idea for this website was to collect all sorts of accessible educatonal resources into a single place - I believe in education for all, and wanted to create a one-stop-shop for anyone seeking to better themselves. While this project has grown considerably beyond that (people on the internet are just too interesting!), I still believe in providing those learning resources. You'll find them on this page.
Although in some ways, everything on this website is educational if you choose to learn from it. In that sense my original mission is fulfilled.
Extremely helpful coding tutorials. I use it constantly when modifying this very site.
An extensive archive of information and tools relating to rocket science and space, primarily to help SF authors get their math right.
Certificate-providing educational courses, divded up by career. Intended to help you get your footing in any career you might want to pursue.
Articles and opinion pieces in the humanities.
Free photography education.
Beginners electrical engineering.
Paid, certificate-providing courses on any subject you can imagine. I've learned 3d-modeling, massage routines, acting fundamentals, and more. Courses go on sale frequently. Please Note: Quality-control is not Udemy's strong suit, and a handful of courses can be downright scams. That said, there are hundreds of truly quality courses available. Always check the reviews before spending money.
Real college classes from real universities. You can take individual classes for free, or pay a fee to get a certificate of completion that you can attach to a resume. I've taken a few classes on here myself; quality varies by instructor and university, but they did help me get into grad school.
A collection of free research databases, on a variety of topics.
Free course materials from hundreds of courses at MIT. The materials on offer depend on the class - some have full, recorded lectures, reading material, tests, and so on - others are pretty minimal.
The classic. A database of journals, books, and images. Good place for primary sources.
A fixture of pretty much every list of free resources on the internet. Its main thrust is that it teaches "basic" topics, primarily mathematics. I used it myself to re-learn geometry as an adult. It's a really nice nonprofit service. That said, I feel compelled to mention that they have begun integrating generative AI into their services. It's easy to ignore (and I do), but it saddens me to see.
Class Central aggregates online courses from a bunch of other sources (including other ones on this list) to help you find the exact course you're looking for, if it exists.
Has a bunch of basic formulas and tools for a variety of engineering fields.
Not necessarily the indie web since it's hosted on a university site (but so is the world's oldest webcam), this is a map to physics that's easy to navigate.
A treasure trove of information about psychoactive drugs, among other things.
An intuitive-to-use little tool that visualizes systems. I doesn't seem to be the most nuanced model, but it's fascinated to play around with.
A massive, free archive of scholarly articles.
A curated aggregator site for online degrees, courses, and more educational options.
Can't believe I almost forgot to put this one here, since I used to check this almost daily. Medievalists is a site for people into medieval history. It's got an interesting sort of dichotomy going on, in that it puts out frequent, somewhat click-baity articles, but then also provides really in-depth, niche book recommendations. I've found some really cool books through them, and the articles can be pretty fun.