Created by Data is Beautiful (like a sunset in the Matrix) this is a visualization of how the average US adult aged 25 – 35 spends their day (excluding work and sleep), detailing the changes in activity (and productivity) from 1920 – 2026. People used to do a lot of
Because the typical American diet sure ain’t what it used to be, this is an animated bar chart detailing the nation’s shifting food consumption over the last century. Each bar represents the average daily caloric intake of a particular food group or type of food. Fast food and junk snacks
Using “historical studies, youth polls, cultural trends, and modern surveys,” this is a visualization of what kids want to be when they grow up, detailing the changing dream jobs of children aged 8 – 12 from 1920 to 2026. In 1983 children stopped wanting to be president, and ninja took
Because knowledge is power and if we learn enough we’ll be able to power cars with our brains, this is an informative video from David Goldenberg of Youtube channel MinuteEarth detailing the ancestry of all canines and how they’re related to domesticated dogs. I learned a lot by watching it.
This is a chart created by Visual Capitalist detailing about how much longer you have to live according to your age and the U.S. national average. The chart leads me to believe I still have a ways to go, but I feel like I’ve been running on lawnmower fumes (admittedly,
Using Google’s Frightgeist search trend data, Visual Capitalist created this graphic of the top 27 most searched for Halloween costumes of 2023. And, after a very brief scroll of my Facebook feed from last year, I can confirm that these are, in fact, what people wore. Although I’d argue Taylor
Full chart below. This is a map of the United States detailing the average IQ for each state, ranging from Mississippi’s low of 94.2 to Massachusetts’s high of 104.3. I doubt the results will surprise anyone, particularly because if you do live in a low IQ state this will just
This is a video of a dynamic bar graph detailing the most used instant messaging services as measured per monthly users from 1998 – 2024. God, I remember when AOL Instant Messenger was all there was. I am old. Before that we sent messages tied to a bird’s foot. So