Age of the World

I work on a regular basis with UN population data to make histograms. Most people probably know them as population pyramids, but now that a lot of countries have increasing life expectancies and decreasing birth rates, many countries don’t really have a pyramidal age histogram anymore. Mathieu Lehanneur is a French artist who made ceramic jars using population data – essentially 3-D population histograms.

Some more photos here.

Housewifin’

Don’t worry, it’s still good to practice roasting a whole chicken while wearing a dress and heels, but apparently college-educated women are more likely to get married and have better marriages than their less-educated peers.