What is old? When it comes to subjects like health care and retirement, we often think of old in fixed terms. But as people live longer, it’s worth changing the definition.
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Redefining Old Age
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Finding the New Age, for Your Age
You’ve probably heard the lines about how “40 is the new 30” or “30 is the new 20.” What is this based on? I tried to solve the problem using life expectancy data. Your age is the new age.
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This Age is the New Age
30 is the new 20. Wait. 40 is the new 20. No, scratch…
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Age Generation Populations
Based on estimates from the United States Census Bureau released for July 2019, Millennials are the largest living generation in the country now.
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Grandpa Chad distribution
xkcd crossed a rough age distribution of people becoming grandparents with people named…
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Timelines to make you feel old
One of the best ways to feel old is to look to your…
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Restless Sleep With Age
It seems like no matter what I do, I cannot sleep through the night. Will it ever let up? According to the data, the answer is no and it will only get worse.
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Pitch speed distribution, a decrease with age
Pitch speed starts to decrease with a baseball player’s age at some point.…
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Baby-Making Age
We looked at prime dating age and when people usually marry. Now it’s time for the next step in the circle of life.
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Ages in Congress, from the 1st to the 115th
As I watched Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai field questions from the House Judiciary…
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Heatmap shows deaths by age in different countries
This interactive heatmap by Jonas Schöley shows mortality rates by age. Just use…
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Most Common Occupation by Age
As we get older, job options shift — along with experience, education, and wear on our bodies.
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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.
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Why time flies when you’re older
When you’re a kid, a year seems like forever. Appending “and a half”…
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Turning 30, explained with charts
You get older as time passes. (That’s how age works last time I…
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Age of city buildings
When we think about the age of cities, it’s common to think of…
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Insecurities of age through the eyes of Google Suggest
In this straightforward video, Marius Budin offers a look at our insecurities as…
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Olympian age distributions compared
Last week, the Washington Post compared the ages of Olympians, but it only…
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Age range of US Olympic athletes, by sport
The Washington Post has a fun piece that compares your age to that…
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What generation do you belong to?
In this interactive, USA Today guesses your age, based on what influenced you…
