Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
How Much We Eat vs. How Much We Need
On average, we use less energy as we age, and so we should eat less. We don’t always adjust soon enough though.
Who is Older and Younger than You
Here's a chart to show you how long you have until you start to feel your age.
Shifting Parent Work Hours, Mom vs. Dad
Articles about stay-at-home dads and parents with even work loads might make it seem like dads are putting in a lot of hours in the household these days. Are they? How do they compare to moms' work hours?
Divorce Rates for Different Groups
We know when people usually get married. We know who never marries. Finally, it's time to look at the other side: divorce and remarriage.
Never Been Married
Some people never get married, and some wait longer than others. Let's look at these people.
What I Use to Visualize Data
“What tool should I learn? ” I hesitate to answer, because I use what works best for me, which isn't necessarily the best for someone else or the “best” overall. Nevertheless, here's my toolset.
Marrying Age
People get married at various ages, but there are definite trends that vary across demographic groups. What do these trends look like?
Million to One Shot, Doc
Between 2009 and 2014, there were an estimated 17,968 visits to the emergency room for things stuck in a rectum. Here are those things' stories.
Why People Visit the Emergency Room
These are the top 250 products that people injure themselves on or with in a year.
How You Will Die
So far we've seen when you will die and how other people tend to die. Now let's put the two together to see how and when you will die, given your sex, race, and age.
Causes of Death
There are many ways to die. Cancer. Infection. Mental. External. This is how different groups of people died over the past 10 years, visualized by age.
A Day in the Life of Americans
I wanted to see how daily patterns emerge at the individual level and how a person's entire day plays out. So I simulated 1,000 of them.
