Author Archives: Mark Charney

Football Hegemony

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Mark Charney

As distractions go, sports provide a good one, perhaps preferable to Hollywood superhero movies, especially now that Hollywood seems to have run out of superheroes to make movies about. In the winter and spring, basketball and hockey provide a nice … Continue reading →

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When Miracles Don’t Matter

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mark Charney

The Catholic Church has long struggled with its relationship with science. Is God a Clock Maker who sets everything in motion or is He a Tinkerer? Is He one who simply winds the clock and sits back on his cosmic … Continue reading →

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It’s Not “You”; It’s Me

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Mark Charney

I have this picture of you sitting with your laptop at a desk or maybe on the couch holding your iPhone. You’re drinking a coffee, reading over these sentences and hoping some insight about life or at least how to … Continue reading →

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Professional Considerations

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Mark Charney

You built a laboratory and started doing what you do because you loved doing it: not because people told you you had to. Somewhere along the way, you thought, “I sure would like to get paid for this, and seeing as how … Continue reading →

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My Working Life

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Mark Charney

I’m always looking for opportunities to write. Over the years, I’ve had a few good ones. At one point, I wrote marketing material for a management company. I later wrote book reviews, press releases, specifications, white papers, case studies, scripts, … Continue reading →

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