This episode features Tim Duy, director of the Oregon Economic Forum, Economics, discusses the measures that comprise the UO Index of Economic Indicators and the current state of the economy. He also compares the Japanese economic crisis in the 1990s with the current global meltdown. Humanities Center Director Barbara Altmann interviews faculty, staff, and visiting lecturers about their research and interests for a 30 minute show that gives an inside look at the University of Oregon.