Taylor Swift earnings visualized with bracelet beads

We almost always look at data through a screen. It’s quick and good for exploration. So is there value in making data physical? I played around with a 3-D printer to find out.

So people earn a six-figure income without working all the time. What do they do?

This is a 24-hour snapshot for a day in the life of Americans.

I compared spending in 1996 against the most recent spending estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.