This is the first of 4 episodes focused on earthquake prediction. Dr. Jones talks about her personal experience in China and her research into foreshocks and the likelihood of there being something "there" that reveals when an earthquake might occur. And the question is more complicated than just when: where and how big is what we really want to know. Here's the start of what you need to know to understand why earthquake prediction is currently -- and likely forever -- impossible.
Episode 17 -The Air You Can See
Episode 16 - Why You Feel What You Feel in an Earthquake
Episode 15 - Time and the Inevitability of Disasters
Episode 14 - Science in a Crisis: Better, not Perfect
Episode 13 - Five Rare but Possible Disasters That Science Tells Us Can Happen
Episode 12 - Our Biggest Killer: Extreme Heat
Episode 11 - Raging Wildfires
Episode 10 - Pandemic Frustration: How Cognitive Dissonance, Tribalism, Individualism and Social Norms Norms Change the Way We Hear Public Safety Messages
Episode 9 - Debunking the Biggest Earthquake Myths
Episode 8 - The Disaster "Blame Game"
Episode 7 - The Likelihood (and Impact!) of a Natural Disaster in a Pandemic
Episode 6 - What Does It Mean When You Have a Lot Earthquakes
Episode 5 - Science: From Ivory Tower to the Public Square
Episode 4 - Why a Pandemic Spikes (and What You Can Do about It)
Episode 3 - Why You Feel/Fear What You Do about Disasters
Episode 2 - The Earthquake Name Game
Episode 1 - Surviving the Pandemic with Science
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