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Mark P. Ryall

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Mark Ryall recently retired from teaching economics at Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton.

The science fiction novel "Age-Decoded" (published March 2021) is Mark's first book. He wrote it to educate himself and the world about the imminent tsunami of genetic engineering technology and its potential impact on mortality and humanity.

Mark's second book, "Run Daughter, Run Father" (published September 2022) is an autobiographical account of the distance running ventures shared by him and his daughter Stephanie. It is loaded with exercise science, training insights, and humorous stories that will appeal to younger and older competitive runners.

Mark represented Canada in the ITU World Triathlon Championships in 2017, 2019, and 2023. He is an ...more

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Mark P. Ryall I try to shift my mind in a completely different direction to allow for incubation. So if I’m struggling to write something, I’ll take a break and go …moreI try to shift my mind in a completely different direction to allow for incubation. So if I’m struggling to write something, I’ll take a break and go for a jog, watch television, talk to a friend — just do anything to get away from the writing. The worst thing would be to sit there In front of the computer and beat myself up!(less)

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Mark P. Ryall Ten years ago, when the Human Genome Project was finished and CRISPR gene editing was just establishing itself, it was clear to me that our world was …moreTen years ago, when the Human Genome Project was finished and CRISPR gene editing was just establishing itself, it was clear to me that our world was about to see amazing changes. The technology of genetic engineering was about to unleash itself!

I thought it was a good idea to learn more about this technology, then give it a go with my first novel. I got rejected by several New York publishers, so set the work aside for a few years. I'm sort of glad it sat on the back burner because the topic is even more salient today with the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Jennifer Doudna in 2020 and so many other related advancements. (less)

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I guested on Calvin Schwartz's "Conversations With Calvin: We the Species" podcast out of New Jersey, which turned out to be a marvelous experience. Calvin exudes genuine curiosity about absolutely everything. Thanks, Calvin, for being such a dynamic host!

We focused on common themes between my science fiction novel, "Age-Decoded", and my new sports book, "Run Daughter, Run Father":

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“FENCODE_11 had no precedents to feed on. It spewed out listless petitio principii, circular reasoning. This majestic entity could not devise a way to force-feed people. Regardless of its raw power and dodecabit sophistication, it could not command the human physiological act of ingesting food. It fixated on a singular outcome: people should just eat, people should just eat, people should just eat.”
― narrator, Age-Decoded

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“Their fasting, though physiologically undeniable, was artistically deep. Like artists, they forwent materiality for the numinous, the untapped, the lasting. If their hero Frieda could suffer locked away for two centuries, they could be hunger artists.”
― narrator, Age-Decoded

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