Charlie joined us in 2020. He has worked across our team: initially joining as a researcher, later moving to our operations team, and now leading our communications. He completed his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at Duke University.
Charlie joined us in 2020. He has worked across our team: initially joining as a researcher, later moving to our operations team, and now leading our communications. He completed his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at Duke University.
April 28, 2025
A story of how our work helps journalists who use data.
January 30, 2025
Check out the new video from Oxford Social Sciences, where Max shares his journey with this project.
November 21, 2024
An overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
May 01, 2024
Our peer-reviewed article outlines seven ways to publish data better.
September 21, 2023
AI already has a large impact on our world. Explore research and data to understand the trajectory of this important technology.
January 06, 2021
The primary way to measure working hours is with surveys, but the data can have limitations that are important to understand.
December 21, 2020
Workers in richer countries tend to work fewer hours than those in poorer countries.
December 16, 2020
Working hours for the average worker have decreased dramatically over the last 150 years.
December 01, 2020
How much time do people across the world spend working? How have working hours changed over time, and what do these changes matter for people’s lives? Explore data and research on working hours.
November 29, 2020
How do people across the world spend their time? How do daily activities differ across countries, and how do these differences matter for people’s lives? Explore data and research on time use.
August 24, 2020
We know that confirmed COVID-19 cases are only a fraction of true infections. How small a fraction though?
June 29, 2020
Excess mortality has become a key metric to understand the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. How is excess mortality measured; and what can we learn from cross-country comparisons?
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