And whether to extend the statutory deadline. S hearing. Pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person, and others will appear remotely via webx. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face unless they are talking. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking in what is known in webx as an active speaker view. A temer is visible in front of you. For timer is visible in front of you. Let me remind everyone of a few points. For members appearing remotely, i know you are familiar and here are the points. First, you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing, whether in person or remote, as long as you have you
Accurate and complete count. Former director John Thompson joint other witnesses in discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Agency Operations and whether to expend extend the statutory deadline. Welcome, everybody, to todays hearing. Pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person, and others will appear remotely via webx. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face unless they are talking. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking in what is known in webx as an active speaker view. A temer is visible in front of you. For timer is visible in front of you. Let me remind everyone of a few points. For members app
Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the 2020 u. S. Census and whats being done to ensure an accurate and complete count. The former Census Bureau director joined other witnesses in discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Agency Operations and whether to extend the statutory deadline. Welcome, everybody to todays hearing. Rules, somehouse members will appear in person. Others will appear remotely via webex. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face unless they are talking. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking i
The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
Computers cant match the human brain in many respects but computers are being taught to read brain activity allowing human beings to control them merely with the power of thought. Well come to you tomorrow today with an exploration of the human brain and the world of thought. Our brains are constantly working take vision for example we see football a shot to the right. The ball is our range. Our eyes take in what we see that information is passed by the optic nerve to other parts of the brain in the form of electrical signals these signals can pass through the brains neurons at a speed of up to 120 meters a 2nd. At the connection linking one iran to another the signal has to bridge a tiny gap known as the synoptic left before continuing on. There is no one Central Location in the brain where a thought is developed we think by an entire network of neurons distributed across the brain. So detecting a single thought isnt easy but computers are learning to do just that. Getting ready to pl