Writers – Peak Age of Production (Number of Books Released, by Age and Gender)
graph from Information Is Beautiful; slow reveal by Jenna Laib
(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: line graphs
Visualization Source: Information Is Beautiful, “Peak Ages of Productivity for Authors, Painters, Musicians & Scientists.” InformationIsBeautiful.net,
Data Sources:
- Kanazawa, Satoshi. “Why Productivity Fades with Age: The Crime–Genius Connection.” Journal of Research in Personality, vol. 37, no. 4, 2003, pp. 257–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00538-X.
- Miller, Geoffrey F.. “5 Sexual selection for cultural displays”. The Evolution of Culture, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999, pp. 71-91. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474467889-007
Potential Math Content: line graphs, intersections, slope, scale along the y-axis, scale, data collection/research methodology, comparing data,
Potential Content Connections: gender, art, science, books
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