Did you know the United Nations has a Office for Outer Space Affairs? It does, headed by Malaysian-born astrophysicist Dr. Mazlan Othman, who is now the woman to go to if aliens ever pop by for a visit.
The "Second China Project" is a federally-funded initiative by a team at the University of Florida to create a virtual training ground for American diplomats who will work in China. It'll be a virtual city in Linden Lab's Second...