Yes, finally! I have an excuse for those long hours I spend in front of my computer play– Er, I mean, socializing.
“New research by Eryn Grant, a Ph.D. student at Queensland University, says the virtual reality game, Second Life, boosts people’s ability to socially interact. The game, according to Grant, improves social connections between complete strangers by making it easier for people to find common interests. Rather than limiting communication, as some may have expected, interactions in a virtual environment are the result of having tools that require the ability to communicate in real-life, such as textual chat features.” -Sam Barret

Leo Laporte has already started covering the Iphone 3G launch from his studio in Petaluma, California. Taking calls from those crazy people waiting in line for their Iphone 3G and streaming them live for your viewing pleasure on his stickam stream, which you can view at 


