TED Talks
How bad data keeps us from good AI | Mainak Mazumdar
The future economy won't be built by people and factories, but by algorithms and artificial intelligence, says data scientist Mainak Mazumdar. But what happens when these algorithms get trained on biased data? Drawing on examples from...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer
You vote, but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels.
MinutePhysics
Protecting Privacy with MATH (Collab with the Census)
This video was made in collaboration with the US Census Bureau and fact-checked by Census Bureau scientists. Any opinions and errors are my own. For more information, visit...
Crash Course
Racial/Ethnic Prejudice & Discrimination: Crash Course Sociology
What’s the difference between race and ethnicity? Today we’ll look at how definitions of races and ethnicities have changed over time and across places. We also discuss the terms minority and minority-majority and how races are defined...
Curated Video
Census: Counting People
Every 10 years, governments try to measure population changes using a census, or questionnaire. But what does this show? And why do we need to know? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Governments keep track...
Wonderscape
Understanding Gerrymandering: What It Means and How It Works
This video explores the concept of gerrymandering, explaining how it shapes election districts to favor certain political parties. Learn how the term originated, how redistricting affects representation, and the different types of...
Wonderscape
The Sixteenth Amendment: A Milestone in American Taxation
Explore the history and significance of the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted Congress the power to levy income taxes. Learn about the context of its creation, its implications for government revenue,...
PBS
Are you 'Black' or 'African American?'
Throughout American history people of the African Diaspora have been called so many things...all the things...but what does it truly mean, and how does it impact or affect the way we see ourselves.
Curated Video
Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce is one of the largest, most powerful of U.S. government agencies. Its mission? To “create the conditions for economic growth and opportunities for all communities.”
PBS
Why Do We Say "Latino"?
The first thing to pop into your mind when you hear "Latino" is probably people from Latin America - places like Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, etc. But where exactly did the history of that word come from, and has it always meant Central...
Hip Hughes History
The Three-Fifths Compromise Explained: US History Review
Ready to get nauseous over some ugly US History? The Constitutional Convention's 3/5ths Compromise broken down so you can understand it for school, for a test or for life.
Curated Video
Counting the people (2021)
National Archives: Discover the epic and illuminating 900-year-old origins of the census in Britain in this animated tale. There is a story that spans nearly 1000 years, which we add to every decade through the census, a national survey...
Let's Tute
Introduction to Census and Data Analysis
This video explains the importance of census and how data is collected, organized, analyzed, interpreted, and presented through statistics. It provides examples of different methods of data presentation and emphasizes the role of...
PBS
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
Why does the government care about race? If we're all more than our race, why is the federal government keeping track of it?
Curated Video
Understanding Population and Sample in Statistical Studies
This video explains the relationships between population and sample in the context of a statistical study on high school students with driver's licenses. It discusses the definitions of population, sample, sampling frame, and census, and...
IDG TECHtalk
How securing the cloud differs from security on-premises servers
Keep these key points regarding cloud vs. on-premises security as you move to the cloud.
Brian McLogan
How to find the equation of an hyperbola
Learn how to write the equation of hyperbolas given the characteristics of the hyperbolas. The standard form of the equation of a hyperbola is of the form: (x - h)^2 / a^2 - (y - k)^2 / b^2 = 1 for horizontal hyperbola or (y - k)^2 / a^2...
TLDR News
Britain's Census Results: Ethnicity, Religion & Identity
The UK has just released the complete data from the recent census, so we wanted to dive into the data and find out who Britain really is (well specifically England and Wales). So let's uncover the ethnicities, religions & identities...
Curated Video
How The Census Changed America
A nationwide head count of all those who live in the United States, the US Census takes place every ten years. It shows us how society constantly changes – but it also took decades of struggle for every person in America to count.
Hip Hughes History
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 for Dummies
A heaping helpful of Constitutional history as HipHughes dips and dives through the Constitutional Convention. A seasoned high school teacher of 15 years, this lesson is practical for any aged learner and entertaining for ages 1-99....
Curated Video
Are you 'Black' or 'African American?'
Throughout American history people of the African Diaspora have been called so many things...all the things...but what does it truly mean, and how does it impact or affect the way we see ourselves.
Press Association
Rangers conduct first full count of Farne Islands’ puffins in five years
Rangers on the Farne Islands are gearing up for their first full puffin count for five years, amid hopes that the key breeding site is free of bird flu. The National Trust, which looks after the islands, said 2024 is a critical year for...
Press Association
Society and State: Ireland through its Records a new exhibition which opens on Wednesday
Interview and cutaways with Dr Orlaith McBride, director of the National Archives Ireland at a preview of 'Society and State: Ireland through its Records', a new exhibition which opens on Wednesday in the Coach House Gallery of Dublin...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
During Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt urges people to respond to Unemployment Census
Title card: "Census! Roosevelt urges jobless to sign" / close shot of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt getting ready to speak / SOT Roosevelt sitting at desk speaking to camera, urging unemployed and partly employed to answer questions on census...