Earthquakes are the cause of much woe and misery across the world. However, they are an integral part of the earth’s dynamics and inevitable. While they can’t be prevented, science and engineering helps us in lowering the risks and damages of earthquakes. Dr. Lap-Loi Chung, Deputy Director General of National Centre for Research and Education in Earthquake Engineering shares what about Taiwan’s geography makes it susceptible to earthquakes, what is being done to detect seismic activity, how are building structures improved to resist quakes. For more information on NCREE, visit https://www.ncree.narl.org.tw Liked the episode? No? Please let us know on https://twitter.com/STEMSpeakPod https://www.facebook.com/STEMSpeakPod https://Instagram.com/stemspeakpod For more fun science stories from us, please visit www.stemspeak.org