u/zxckts

I was always interested in geology but every resource I found was either a dry textbook or a YouTube rabbit hole with no structure. Nothing that just walked you through the actual science in a logical order and made sure you understood it before moving on.

So I built Facet. It’s a structured learning platform covering geology, oceanography, volcanology, climate, seismology, glaciology — 11 tracks in total. Each lesson is written to actually explain why things work the way they do, not just what to memorize. There’s a quiz at the end of each one so you know when something didn’t stick.
Chapter 1 of every track is free, so you can get a real feel for the content before deciding if it’s worth subscribing.
It’s still early and I’m actively building it out, so feedback would genuinely help. Happy to answer questions about how any of the science is covered.

Site: facet.academy

I’ve always been annoyed that earth science gets treated like the boring cousin of physics and chemistry in online education. Volcanoes are not boring. The fact that seismic waves literally let us see inside a planet we can never visit is not boring. The ocean has mountains taller than Everest and we’ve mapped less of it than we’ve mapped Mars.
So I built Facet — a structured learning platform for geology, oceanography, meteorology, volcanology, climate science, and planetary science.
Everything is cited. Like, every factual claim has a source — USGS, NOAA, NASA, EarthScope, Smithsonian GVP. I got obsessed with this because most science content online either dresses up Wikipedia or just makes stuff up, and I wanted something you could actually trust.
There’s spaced repetition built in (so you actually retain things), XP and streaks (because learning should feel like progress), and the whole first chapter of every track is free — no account required to start.
I’d genuinely love people to break it, question it, or tell me it’s terrible. What’s confusing? What’s missing? What would make you actually come back?

Site: facet.academy

I’ve been building a geology/earth science learning platform called Facet for the past several months. It covers geology, oceanography, atmospheric science, volcanology, climate, seismology, hydrology, glaciology, geomorphology, astrobiology, and planetary science — structured as proper learning paths with quizzes and a progress system.
I just opened up the first chapter of every single foundation path for free — no account needed to browse, no card ever. That’s now about 50 free lessons across all 11 subjects. The content comes from USGS, NOAA, NASA, NSF, and OpenStax — I haven’t written anything from scratch, I’ve structured and sequenced material from primary sources.
I’m posting here because honestly the hardest part isn’t building it, it’s finding out whether the content is actually good. You can tell pretty quickly if something is dumbed down to the point of being wrong, or if the sequencing makes no sense to someone who actually studies this.
So — if you have 10 minutes and want to poke holes in the geology/seismology/oceanography sections (or whatever is your area), I’d really appreciate it.

Site URL: facet.academy

Things I’m most unsure about:
• Does the depth feel appropriate, or does it feel like a Wikipedia summary?
• Is there anything that’s technically accurate but framed in a way that would bother a geologist?
• What’s missing that you’d expect to see in a foundations curriculum?
Not fishing for compliments — if something is wrong or shallow I want to know before more people use it.

I’ve been building a geology/earth science learning platform called Facet for the past several months. It covers geology, oceanography, atmospheric science, volcanology, climate, seismology, hydrology, glaciology, geomorphology, astrobiology, and planetary science — structured as proper learning paths with quizzes and a progress system.
I just opened up the first chapter of every single foundation path for free — no account needed to browse, no card ever. That’s now about 50 free lessons across all 11 subjects. The content comes from USGS, NOAA, NASA, NSF, and OpenStax — I haven’t written anything from scratch, I’ve structured and sequenced material from primary sources.
I’m posting here because honestly the hardest part isn’t building it, it’s finding out whether the content is actually good. You can tell pretty quickly if something is dumbed down to the point of being wrong, or if the sequencing makes no sense to someone who actually studies this.
So — if you have 10 minutes and want to poke holes in the geology/seismology/oceanography sections (or whatever is your area), I’d really appreciate it.

Site URL: facet.academy

Things I’m most unsure about:
• Does the depth feel appropriate, or does it feel like a Wikipedia summary?
• Is there anything that’s technically accurate but framed in a way that would bother a geologist?
• What’s missing that you’d expect to see in a foundations curriculum?

Not fishing for compliments — if something is wrong or shallow I want to know before more people use it.

I’ve been building a geology/earth science learning platform called Facet for the past several months. It covers geology, oceanography, atmospheric science, volcanology, climate, seismology, hydrology, glaciology, geomorphology, astrobiology, and planetary science — structured as proper learning paths with quizzes and a progress system.
I just opened up the first chapter of every single foundation path for free — no account needed to browse, no card ever. That’s now about 50 free lessons across all 11 subjects. The content comes from USGS, NOAA, NASA, NSF, and OpenStax — I haven’t written anything from scratch, I’ve structured and sequenced material from primary sources.
I’m posting here because honestly the hardest part isn’t building it, it’s finding out whether the content is actually good. You can tell pretty quickly if something is dumbed down to the point of being wrong, or if the sequencing makes no sense to someone who actually studies this.
So — if you have 10 minutes and want to poke holes in the geology/seismology/oceanography sections (or whatever is your area), I’d really appreciate it.

Site URL: facet.academy

Things I’m most unsure about:
• Does the depth feel appropriate, or does it feel like a Wikipedia summary?
• Is there anything that’s technically accurate but framed in a way that would bother a geologist?
• What’s missing that you’d expect to see in a foundations curriculum?

Not fishing for compliments — if something is wrong or shallow I want to know before more people use it.