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GIS coordinator at UCLA. He’s traveled regularly to Japan since 2011.
PROFILE
Yoh Kawano
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FROM Yoh Kawano
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Dire Earthquake Forecast for California The Northridge earthquake in 1994 killed 57 people, injured thousands and caused an estimated $20 billion in property damage. That was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Now, experts are saying that California’s risk of experiencing an even worse quake -- a magnitude 8 -- are almost double previous predictions. Also, today is the four-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. We look at how the country has recovered, and what we can learn from Japan.
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Film Reviews
Vox Lux It’s a bizarre treat to watch Portman singing—very well—and strutting her stuff in a black sequined gown like a cross between Madonna and a Roomba Robot vacuum gone rogue.
Design and Architecture
Metro considers “congestion pricing” to pay for mass transit Transportation officials in LA County have laid out 28 projects they want to complete before the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. To pay for it, LA Metro CEO Phil Washington last week floated a controversial approach: charging tolls on freeways during times of highest use, or what’s known as “congestion pricing.”
Second Opinion
Limits of Confidentiality How is a doctor to judge whether there is sufficient danger to others to break the rules around confidentiality?
Good Food
Nik Sharma’s journey, ‘Now & Again,’ and doomsday prepping Nik Sharma represents a new vanguard of personal stories being told in food media. Julia Turshen shares some tips about spending time with loved ones during the holidays. We also delve into the lesser-known traditions of Hanukkah and learn how to prep for the apocalypse with the chefs of Joe Beef.