Francis and I met in med-school and were drawn together by a mutual love for all things geek culture. When not spearheading the eHealth and mentorship ventures that are MedSimple and EdgeOnCollege, Francis is busy establishing the lore and mythos of the Healing Blade. As project lead and creative director, he is responsible for cross [...]

So we’re kinda fans of the big G over here at NCL.  From using gmail and gchat to run meetings, gdocs and wave to develop concept and collaborate on content creation, we can effectively say that we really wouldn’t be were we are without the free and powerful tools that have been made available to [...]

OK – saw Avatar. Not on IMAX, as originally planned, but definitely got the 3d experience. Hats off to James Cameron – another epic film with all the JC tropes in place. Groundbreaking visuals – check. Space Marines – check (he basically invented the concept with Aliens). Alien lifeforms – check. Awesome mech action – [...]

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No… it’s a scientific paper explaining Superman’s Super Powers! Okay not really. The paper by Ben Tippet makes a few blatant suppositions and then using them builds a rather a strong hypothesis. Now I don’t claim to understand all of it. However, this is the gist in the author’s [...]

According to British scientists, women on birth control pills are less attracted to the quintessential macho men. Strong, rugged looks give way to men with feminine features. The Johnny Depps and Orlando Blooms are preferred over the Vin Diesels and Daniel Craigs of the world. This may spell good news for all the slackers who [...]