Projects

Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.

When Working Gets Harder With Age

Difficulties increase steadily over the years, but if we're lucky enough to reach our 80s, there appears to be a steeper drop.

Changing Difficulty of Getting Into Your College, Past Two Decades

It's gotten more difficult to get into top colleges over the years, but most schools have either admitted students at the same rate or increased admission rates since 2001.

College Admission Rates for U.S. Schools Compared

See how your college's selectivity ranks against the rest.

Decade-Long Battle for “Yogurt” vs. “Yoghurt” on Wikipedia

After years of enthusiastic discussions, editors eventually and begrudgingly came to a conclusion.

See Who is Older and Younger than You

As you get older, it might start to feel like everyone is getting younger around you. At what point are you older than the majority?

Occupation and Salary Rankings, Each Decade Since 1970

Job types changed over the years, because there were these things called computers that created occupations and shifted others. How did income change for different jobs, relative to everyone else?

Simulation for Probability of Success

Imagine that you try to do something and there's a 20% chance of success. If you try to do the thing six times, what is the probability that you succeed at least once?

Where the Time Goes with Age

We get 24 hours in a day. How do we spend this time? How does our time use change as we get older and priorities shift?

How Much We Work

In our younger years, we have school and more important things to do, but then we get older and there are bills to pay.

Who is Sleeping, by Age and Time

Sleepy time varies as responsibilities shift.

Sleep Hours and Feeling Rested

Two-thirds of adults get at least 7 hours of sleep. I am not in that two-thirds.

Ages of the People We Marry

Variation kicks in when you look at the later years, consider multiple marriages, divorce, separation, and opposite-sex versus same-sex relationships. This chart breaks it all down.

When Your Vision and Hearing Decline with Age

Find out when it's your time for the glasses and hearing aid. Time is undefeated.

Common Age Differences, Married Couples

How common are wide age gaps between spouses? These are the age differences through the lens of the 2022 five-year American Community Survey.

McDonald’s Locations vs. Golf Courses

There are thousands of McDonald's locations, but there are still more golf courses in the United States. This seems surprising, but some maps make it clear.