risks that fake news could be influencing voters here in germany also said before learning from what happened in the usa what has happened in front intended for example of their own the word for example in africa i think germany's seen a really good position to have learned from the mistakes of all of these countries so you speak use this approach birds and there are ways of identifying and used and because the public use sensitized to these they know are these so we are in there is information we end the age of data there's no running away from the data is going to be generated which means a human being so generating this data and the real way to protect against things like fake news is to educate the public all right or here's hoping that germany is election run smoothly with no hacking that's dr and kai am at the hasso plattner institute thanks for joining us on the day.

on the death toll in mexico's earthquake has reached more than two hundred the powerful seven point one magnitude quake sent thousands of people running into the streets one witness recorded this building collapsing in mexico city shocked long looked worse and ran as a university hall disintegrated there along with dozens of other buildings in mexico's capital chunks of falling debris create a hazard in the quake's aftermath emergency crews are now searching for people who've been trapped in the rubble and one of the most desperate rescue efforts is now under way at a primary school for volunteers have found another survival dozens of children are still missing. it has become the focal point of the latest natural disaster to hit mexico rescue workers and emergency crews have flocks to this primary school in the desperate search for survivors they're exhausted after working through the

night but what there's hope they'll keep on going. is we'll see it is possible there are survivors because we confirmed this with a thermal camera which detects human heat the conditions aren't optimal but we're doing the best we can all these people are. looking at is that. of all the buildings to have collapsed the school story is perhaps the most harrowing many children have already lost their lives under the rubble here and many more are still missing some panic stricken parents have reportedly received text messages from their children trapped inside. in a cruel twist of irony the seven point one magnitude quake struck just after many in the city had carried out an earthquake drill like every year that drill was shut jeweled on the anniversary of a nine hundred eighty five earthquake that killed more than ten thousand people.

this latest adversity has united the city in both grief and determination people from all walks of life are formed human chains to help rubble. because you want to help out but you can't do anything you want to do everything quickly it's like a human survival instinct but you can't do anything. but the sheer number of people involved is also complicating efforts. rescuers regularly call for silence and he sounds misty's a possible life lost. as the search for survivors continues many in the city have taken refuge on the streets the second quake to hit the country in just two weeks left them with nowhere else to go. mexico's president enrique pena nieto says mexico is facing a new national emergency he's declared three days of national mourning to honor the

victims. i am joined now by mark handy he seismologist at berlin's free university thanks for being with us in the studio today a seven point one magnitude quake absolutely devastating for the people in mexico how much advance notice was there that this was going to happen when did seismologists like yourself know this coming well had they known i'm sure they would have said something had they been sure the trouble is that it's very difficult based on size seismic events that are small to predict exactly when the big ones going to happen so that's why they probably remain silent it's very it's not like the weather then is that you can't say ok we're expecting a massive earthquake here in two days and that makes it all the more tricky to warn people do you think though that people in this region can look forward to more seismic activity in the coming days well certainly after a big event it's usual to have aftershocks so the people become very nervous i'm sure they'll feel quakes coming. when the and then these quakes thing die off with

time so the frequency will decrease but there will be quakes in the next few days and this wasn't the first major earthquake in this part of mexico are there particular areas that are more prone to earthquakes yes there are. i mean mexico city's been hit before nine hundred eighty five is a very big one that killed almost ten thousand people so it's not exactly unexpected the trouble is that we can't say exactly when it's going to happen within three or four days the time that it would take to evacuee cities just not possible so we can't really about where in advance of an earthquake what can we do if you feel an earthquake should you i've heard different things should you get in a doorframe go into the table go outside what's your professional advice well you pens where you are in the building it depends how severe the shaking is instinctively i would say you disappear under something heavy something so that if the roof falls down then it doesn't fall on your head or at least the fall is broken so these are steps you can take the can anything be done on a larger scale to prevent the kind of death and destruction that we're seeing right

now in mexico city well in mexico city in fact has already undertaken a number of steps they've they have a fairly good advanced warning system that is to say monitors they monitor the seismicity and they've also introduced building codes that are much stricter so that the buildings don't topple down quite as easily want to be given patterns but in the end like that nothing can really prevent. being destruction a lot of this unfortunately does markandey as a seismologist at berlin's free university thanks for sharing your expertise. well death and destruction also dominate the news headlines even here on the day and that can be kind of depressing because at the end of the day we're all trying to balance the need to stay informed with the preservation of our own mental health and at the end of the day the pursuit of our own happiness i think most of us would agree we'd like to be happier well my next guest has some secrets to share about

how we can. that happened he's an author and a buddhist monk is newest book the thing as you can see only when you slow down there is already a global bestseller i'm joined in the studio by heyman soon and thanks for being with us today we're so pleased to have you thank you for inviting me yeah it's great it's great to have you here in the studio is quite rare that we get a monk on the day as a guest so tell us what is the secret to being happy here well one of the secret is slowing down you know if we can slow down and actually appreciate it while we do and we can feel more you know we can feel happier we're living in a very. goal oriented society you know results oriented in the process we forget. we've we had become disconnected from the process and actually enjoy what we do so i hear what you're saying slow down at the same time we can't all be buddhist monks we all have jobs we have relationships we have

family demands so how concretely can we slow down without becoming unemployed and losing our relationships well if you have a ten seconds you know we can smile by smiling instantly our facial muscles it's all the lessons and at the same time our heart rate slows down really yeah it does and also if you have one minute we can take a deep breath. do it together do i. feel better all right yeah so easing into the very relaxing sensations and letting go of your tensions and if you have let's say twenty minutes then take a wall take a walk yes and walking can actually bring so much you know physical and mental benefits so if you can just give yourself micro moments of you know slowing down

and fire. endings. enjoyable things that you can do this can definitely help you feel better smile take a deep breath take a walk these are really good practical tips i'm curious how did you come to write this book what led you down this path well like back in two thousand and eleven you know i first heard about social media and so i thought maybe you know i should try it you know one of the usual for us to do so i did yeah yeah i wanted to reach out to other people i thought that maybe you can be a good you know avenue so i as i was doing it i didn't know what to do is so i first tweeted you know what i ate you know who my math you know things like that in the nature then i realized that this is very very. boring you know. so that you know i was a get in touch with morrie you know meditative and reflective writings and then i start posting to posting them and then people really like them so they start asking

me questions about you know i have a relationship problem i don't get along with my balls you know i don't know what it is that i want to do in my life you know.