Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
Feelings at Work
We spend a lot of time working. It seems worth thinking about how we feel during all those hours.
Where We Find Meaning in the Everyday
Meaningfulness scores from the American Time Use Survey provide a hint of what we value.
Pizza Exchange Rate
This is a story about pizza, geometry, and making sure you get what you paid for.
When Americans Had Intercourse with Opposite Sex for the First Time
The National Survey of Family Growth, run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asks participants about their birth and relationship history.
Commonness of Divorce in America
I wondered how common it is for someone to get a divorce. While I’ve touched on the topic before, I’ve never calculated it directly, so I gave it a go.
Deaths by Firearm, Compared Against Injury-Related Deaths
Among 1- to 19-year-olds, regulations decreased motor vehicle deaths, but deaths by firearms increased and became the leading mechanism in 2018.
How Much Time We Spend Alone and With Others
Oftentimes what we're doing isn't so important as who we're spending our time with.
Who We Spend Time with as We Get Older
In high school, we spend most of our days with friends and immediate family. But then we get jobs, start a family, retire, and there's a shift in who we spend our days with.
Social Media Usage by Age
Here's the breakdown by age for American adults in 2021, based on data from the Pew Research Center.
Who Takes Care of the Kids, By Household Income
Higher income usually means more childcare, and lower income usually means less.
Oldest, Youngest, and Middle Children, in Differently Sized U.S. Households
I looked at the percentages of people with a given number of kids in the family and the order they were born.
Change in Common Household Types in the U.S.
In the 1970s, the most common household type in the U.S. was a married couple with kids. Things are different now.
Trendiest Baby Name Every Year Since 1930, in the U.S.
Baby names gain sudden popularity for various reasons. See how it's changed over the years.
Age of Moms When Kids are Born
It's a wide range, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
