'Annunciation of a Woman', 2018 and 'Our Lady of Regla', 2019 Harmonia Rosales

'Annunciation of a Woman', 2018 and 'Our Lady of Regla', 2019 Harmonia Rosales

It is a trite remark, but one that cannot be too often repeated, that art and science go hand in hand." Edward Sang (Scottish mathematician). 👇🏽Wassily Kandinsky's 'Circles in a Circle', 1923, which draws on geometry.

'Stonehenge' to celebrate winter solstice by Peter Watts (1916-2002)

James Baldwin by Marlene Dumas, 2014 from her ‘Great Men’ portrait series

A belated post on presenting a paper at the American Academy of Religion's conference in Boston (Nov). Overwhelmingly positive feedback on my paper, wonderful connections made, enjoyed Boston's beautiful architecture.

J. M. W. Turner is, hands down, one of my favourite artists. Felt so privileged to have been at a PV of his works this week. There were even moments when I was alone with some of my most adored pieces. Like 'Fishermen at Sea' (1796) and 'Norham Castle, Sunrise' (1845).

Another brilliant and wonderful production by Ballet Black--UK/Europes first black professional neoclassical Ballet company. 'A Shadow Work' (at Sadler's Wells) explores the spectrum of emotions versus conscious and subconscious mental states via beautifully evocative and breathtaking dance ❤️🙏🏽

"I study how humans think." Trying to explain my research in simple terms to someone only to sound like a Martian.

UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene. A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”

Pre-Raphaelites' Annunciation stained glass window at Winchester Cathedral

Two exciting research opportunities in #science and #religion at the University of Oxford. 👉🏾Postdoctoral Position - Quantum Worldviews Project, Ian Ramsey Centre. 👉🏾DPhil (PhD) in Ecotheology Scholarship at the Laudato Si' Research Centre (link in next post).

Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.

Visited Jane Austen's resting place today. These words really resonated: "Their grief is in proportion to their affection."

Earth Sermon - Beauty, Love and Peace (1971) by Alma Thomas, the first African American woman to receive a degree in fine art I write about this work here - thevcs.org/behold-your-...

A dear dear friend is gone. There are no words. His family have set up a memorial page to share tributes.

A miracle academics routinely perform is presenting a 10,000 word article in 15 minutes.

This is a librarian appreciation post. Librarians are book angels 😇

Hello, Winter - aka season of super soft sweaters and hearty hot soups 🤗

Earth Sermon - Beauty, Love and Peace (1971) by Alma Thomas, the first African American woman to receive a degree in fine art I write about this work here - thevcs.org/behold-your-...

This year (so far) I have had not one, not two, not three....but *five* articles accepted for publication. No wonder I am exhausted

Very much looking forward to presenting tomorrow at 'Memory: From Neurons to Narratives' conference. A fab line of speakers, sessions, and papers ❤️

Now live! A virtual exhibition (with commentaries) curated by me for The Visual Commentary on Scripture project @thevcs.bsky.social In the exhibition, among other things, I explore verbal vs visual depictions of the infinite via works by Alma Thomas, M.C. Escher, and Agnes Martin. Enjoy!

Now live! A virtual exhibition (with commentaries) curated by me for The Visual Commentary on Scripture project @thevcs.bsky.social In the exhibition, among other things, I explore verbal vs visual depictions of the infinite via works by Alma Thomas, M.C. Escher, and Agnes Martin. Enjoy!

Oxford's Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology is looking for a Deputy Director to help lead its Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research More details via link

Lagos Fashion Week ❤️

New (open access) article just published! Drawing on studies in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and analytic philosophy of memory, I provide an answer to: HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH? doi.org/10.1111/heyj...

"Painters have borne witness to changing circumstances [in the world], to horrors as well as to wonders; And so held a mirror up to human nature." --Bridget Riley - below is her mesmerising 'Blaze I', 1962

Now live! Call for papers for our next conference, the 21st European Conference on Science & Theology (ECST XXI). Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026 Conference title: 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion' Deadline: 31 Jan 2026 esssatconference.org/call-for-pap...

New (open access) article just published! Drawing on studies in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and analytic philosophy of memory, I provide an answer to: HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH? doi.org/10.1111/heyj...

'Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress' Frida Kahlo's first [significant] self-portrait, 1926

Someone came to church with their chihuahua in a nun's outfit. Here I am having a post-Mass cuddle with the wimple-d pooch

A very moving and beautiful All Souls service this morning. Some of the names I found especially poignant to read aloud: Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King Jr Stephen Lawrence Damilola Taylor

Just discovered that the first coffee house in England was in Oxford (1649/50?). This makes a lot of sense to me.

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

'City Life', 1968 by Jamaican born painter and sculptor, Osmond Watson

Told someone today just before a lecture on quantum mechanics that "all roads lead to Neoplatonism." Guess where the lecturer went? (Neo)platonism! Might put this aphorism on a t. shirt

October 27, 1930, birthday of American mathematician and computer programmer Gladys Mae West. She created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology 🛰️🌐 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_...

"...we are a part of the natural world, and even today when the planet is dark, there is still hope. Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing." -Jane Goodall

#OnThisDay in 1920, the first women received their Oxford degrees 🎓 📷 | St Anne's College Oxford

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado "...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

This week seems apt to remember Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994). The first British woman to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry. ❤️ Maggi Hambling's painting of Hodgkin with multiple hands working at her desk. In the corner is a structurally accurate model of insulin which she solved. #WomenInSTEM

Good morning to coffee and coffee only

First Woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury..

In celebration of Black History month, here is: 'Portrait of an African Woman holding a clock' (circa 1583/5). attributed to Annibale Carracci.

Now live! The website for the next conference of @esssat.bsky.social - the 21st European Conference on Science & Theology (ECST XXI). The title of the conference is 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'. Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026 👉🏾 esssatconference.org

Untitled, 2009 by Kerry James Marshall

The most universally agreed upon property that sets emotion/affect apart from everything else is valence: approach/avoid; pleasant/unpleasant. Here they target its computation in flies, where you can really figure out the biology. We know so little about how valence is computed by brains. Exciting!

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time. "An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients."