'SoCal Connected' Asks this Thursday, July 29: Can We Predict The Next Big One?

This week, SoCal Connected Correspondent John Larson separates fact from fiction when it comes to the science of predicting earthquakes. Larson speaks with leading seismologist Susan Hough [pr. "huff"] about how close scientists really are to developing an earthquake warning system that might avert large-scale disaster in Southern California.

Also, learn how hospitals use cutting edge technology to stay up and running at maximum efficiency in the minutes and hours following a disaster. Find out how even a two-second warning could make a difference in "Fact Or Fiction?" this Thursday, July 29 at 10:30 p.m.

Next, So Cal Connected Correspondent Vince Gonzales inspects Los Angeles' most quake-vulnerable buildings in "Risky Buildings."

Then, SoCal Connected Correspondent Marcos Villatoro compares our reaction to earthquakes in Los Angeles to quakes in the Third World.

"Fact Or Fiction?" is reported by John Larson and produced by Saul Gonzalez. "Risky Buildings" is reported by Vince Gonzales and produced by Karen Foshay. The Executive Producer of SoCal Connected is Bret Marcus. Anchor is Val Zavala.

SoCal Connected, recent winner of the Peabody Award, six Emmys, eight Golden Mikes, including Best News Public Affairs Show, 18 LA Press Club awards for journalism, recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary, and Los Angeles Magazine's "Best New Local TV Program" of 2009, airs Thursdays (8:00-8:30 p.m.), Fridays (8:30-9:00 p.m.), Saturdays (6:00-6:30 p.m.), and Sundays (6:30-7:00 p.m.) exclusively on KCET. For more information, to view episodes online or to post comments, please visit www.kcet.org/socal.

SoCal Connected is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation, serving the Los Angeles community since 1952; Jim and Anne Rothenberg; Maddocks-Brown Foundation; The Elizabeth Hofert-Dailey Trust; The John Randolph Haynes & Dora Haynes Foundation; The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, UCLA and U.S. Bank.