Heather Liu Leary, PhD

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I make complex things into a simple and beautiful presentation of evidence.

A dense list of tables and countless x-y graphs is hardly engaging. May as well copy it all into ChatGPT and tell it to spit out a written summary.

At the same time, the most beautifully-branded charts can present misleading information. In fact, (im)proper presentation of statistics has been a cultural phenomena since the age of academia and/or reporting - whichever came first…

I analyze data and organize information into a visually impactful, distilled story.

An infographic of every single feed in baby's first month

Skratch Labs: 2025 Wrapped

Your guide to running without a watch AND getting faster

Social Connection in the Modern World: Insights from the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey

A book about social connection in the modern world.

Leary Stir Fry Machine: Cooking with Flavor Variables and Intentional Chaos

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bellcurve.baby

Social Connection in America: 2025 Survey Report

I Suck at Mario Kart, So I Turned it into a Data Experiment

Gravity, Endurance, and a Whole Lot of Hills: A 100K Race in Data

A poster of a mountain with the words "UTMB CANYONS 100K" on it.

My Husband Quit His 9-5 to be Free. I Ran a Data Experiment to See if it Worked.

A green and yellow image of a graph with the words "Every week over the past year, I collected data on how Keegan felt about his work and life through an automated survey."

Emotions Dashboard Experiment

From 10,000 Entries to 286 Finishers: The Harsh Reality of Western States 100

A book cover with the title Western States Endurance Run 2024.

Biggest. Data. Project. Yet. (It's a human)

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Nontraditional Business? Meet Nontraditional Metrics.

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Pretzels Against the Patriarchy: The 2-Day Pop-Up That Took Over Oaktoberfest

A business report about pretzels against the patriarchy.
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