Since 2001, investors’ comfort zone with their stocks has nose-dived from little worry about negative returns to growing worry about their stocks going nowhere for maybe a decade, reports UO psychologist Paul Slovic in an interview with Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig about today’s economy. In same article, UO psychologist Ellen Peters notes that American investors are spending a lot of time following, especially on TV news, the economic turmoil. Zweig’s column, however, carries the message that those who have some cash and can conquer their stock-phobia may be a good position, likening their potential investments to a venture in emerging markets. (Read story – may require paid subscription)
NOVA with Frances White's return to Africa is being rebroadcast on PBS
NOVA on PBS this week is repeating its award-winning episode "The Last Great Ape" featuring the University of Oregon's Frances White. In the show, White returns to Africa to search for her beloved bonobos. NOVA asks: "Will she find the population intact or decimated? Have the bonobos survived the warring factions and human encroachment threatening their existence?" Check the listings for your local PBS affiliate. The PBS Web site lists showings Dec. 9, 10 and 11. (More on the episode)