Earthquakes can cause substantial damage to buildings. How can we predict whether a building will survive an earthquake with full structural integrity? Prof. Hinke Osinga, University of Auckland, explains how mathematics can help answer this question and why this answer may surprise you more than you think.

This talk is part of Prof. Osinga’s tour as the Aitken Lecturer, which is awarded jointly by the LMS and the NZMS, more details can be found here: https://www.lms.ac.uk/events/lectures/forder-and-aitken-lectureship