# Dan Bouk

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Spotchecking the Enumerators to Prevent Curbstoning: Inside the 1940 Census w/ Dan Bouk

Dan Bouk, Chair of History at Colgate University, provides insights of the 1940 U.S. census from his book "Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them" Plus: an emergency NBA trade deadline podcast.

The Hidden Stories In The U.S. Census

The U.S. Census may be the most consequential data set in America. It determines how political representation is apportioned in Washington and how trillions of dollars in federal funding are allocated. But the data contained in the Census shouldn't always be taken at face value. Galen Druke speaks …

23 Data in Democracy

In this episode, we spoke to Dan Bouk, author of "Democracy's Data," about the history of the U.S. Census. With a background in mathematics and literature, Bouk takes a unique, data-focused view on society. He talks about the importance of the people who make data, the processes they use, and the i…

From Numbers to Narratives: Dr. Dan Bouk on the U.S. Census and American Democracy

Send us Fan Mail Promising an enlightening journey through the historical and contemporary significance of the U.S. Census, I'm joined by esteemed scholar Dr. Dan Bouk - professor of History at Colgate University and author of the book Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How…

Dan Bouk, “How Our Days Became Numbered: Risk and the Rise of the Statistical Individual” (U of Chicago Press, 2015)

Who made life risky? In his dynamic new book, How Our Days Became Numbered: Risk and the Rise of the Statistical Individual (University of Chicago Press, 2015), historian Dan Bouk argues that starting in the late nineteenth century, the life-insurance industry embedded risk-making within American s…

32 - Finding Comfort in Narrative

We're back! On this hostful episode, Lauren, Emily, and Dave dig into their approach to comfort reads. They also discuss engaging ideas in nonfiction and the need for intermissions in long movies and TV episodes. In the Last Chapter they spill some tea: What's a book you did not finish and what mad…

32 - Finding Comfort in Narrative

We're back! On this hostful episode, Lauren, Emily, and Dave dig into their approach to comfort reads. They also discuss engaging ideas in nonfiction and the need for intermissions in long movies and TV episodes. In the Last Chapter they spill some tea: What's a book you did not finish and what mad…

Dan Bouk on Reading Between the Data: Revealing the Hidden Stories of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the U.S. Census

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Dan Bouk, author of Democracy’s Data: The Hidden Stories i…

Democracy's Data Audiobook by Dan Bouk

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Democracy's DataSubtitle: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read ThemCategories: America, History, Politics, United States of AmericaAuthor: Dan BoukNarrator: Mike ChamberlainPublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 08…

US Census with danah boyd

Geri Gay Professor of Communication at Cornell University and founder of the Data & Society Research Institute, danah boyd, joins us to talk about data and the US census. danah covers census history and its importance in the datafication of the US populace for congressional representation, redistri…