Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
Who does all the text messaging? Young adults by far.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project published the results of their texting…
5 misconceptions about visualization
Last month, I had the pleasure of spending a week at the Census…
How do Americans spend their days?
One of my favorite data graphics is an interactive piece by The New…
Why learning code for data is worthwhile
There are lots of tools that have come out in the past couple…
Where the aliens are flying their UFOs
I came across some UFO sightings data on Infochimps, from the National UFO…
Seven year itch: When do people get married and divorced?
The United States Census Bureau just released results from the Survey of Income…
Geographic breakdown: Where do major airlines fly?
Ever since seeing the Facebook friendship map and later, the map of scientific…
Who spends the most years in retirement?
Early retirement. That’s what most people want, unless you’re lucky enough to love…
In land of YouTube dislikes, Justin Bieber rules
Happy Friday, everyone. If you’ll allow me, I’d like to take a moment…
Watching the growth of Costco warehouses
Costco is one of the best stores ever. It’s got everything you need…