Beginning today at 3pm (CST), Chicago-area startup Stats Make Me Cry (SMMC) Consulting will facilitate live Google+ Hangouts twice-weekly to provide support and collaboration to students and researchers around the globe. Hangouts are live interactive video webcasts that are free to all users and part of Google's social network platform, Google+. The purpose of the SMMC Hangouts are to provide users an opportunity to ask stats-related questions, collaborate with other professionals, and build their network of research-minded colleagues.