Dominic McGann

DPhil Candidate in Theology & Religion @ExeterCollegeOx, Arthur Peacocke Graduate Scholar in Science and Religion / He/Him / Gecko Dad

[Dominic McGann @AcademicMcGann]

Very happy to share my recent publication with the European Journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas; Nobilior Modus Est: The Importance of Music in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas.

One more step on the road to completing my DPhil thesis in May '24!

https://t.co/QBGAFXVfAh

[CMAC @MindandCulture]

Cultural anthropologists have studied ritual—religious or not—to catalyze group identity & foster cooperation. Our Ritual for the Nonreligious project, funded by @templeton_fdn, builds on research of spiritual but not religious people, clarifying the spiritual landscape.

[Dom McGann @DomMcGann]

Funny thing about Aspartame possibly being a Type-2B carcinogen (ie. possible carcinogenic) is that ethanol and acetaldehyde (a metabolic product of ethanol in the human body) are both Type-1 carcinogens (definitely carcinogenic).

No-one makes calls to ban booze though huh...

[Harris Manchester @HMCOxford]

⚡️NEWS⚡️The Principal & Fellows are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Mark Harris as the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science & Religion, attached to a Professorial Fellowship @HMCOxford. Welcome, Mark! Full details: https://t.co/SbBNpXonbJ

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

This is a panel from The Garden of Earthly Delights, painted by Hieronymus Bosch more than 500 years ago.

It looks impossibly strange to us, but it made perfect sense to people in the Middle Ages...

[Dominic McGann @AcademicMcGann]

@StephenMcGann @ProfFrancesca I already saw this! If the uni will pay for me, I’m there in a heartbeat 😂

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

Wikipedia Article Titles https://t.co/mfWyV9ZMU1

[Andrew Mark Henry @andrewmarkhenry]

theology / religious studies

[Prof Francesca Stavrakopoulou @ProfFrancesca]

Well, this is just lovely.

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

A huge THANK YOU for the response to my 140 megapixel collaboration with @TheVastReaches. These images are really a labor of love, but the support from all of you is really validating and encouraging, and will lead to more ambitious projects like this in the future.

[Dom McGann @DomMcGann]

And here it is! My band's EP all shiny and on spotify!

Give it a listen if you're folk-inclined:

https://t.co/3pfJU3xSzJ

[Dom McGann @DomMcGann]

Just got the first review in for my band's new EP:

"Seeds is a very accomplished debut by a band that should have a very bright future."

Can't wait for the EP launch tomorrow night!

REVIEW: https://t.co/hMmlEFDb1S

[Dom McGann @DomMcGann]

I'm currently absolutely losing my mind because I just realised that in the Southern Hemisphere THE MOON IS UPSIDE DOWN!

THE MOON, the thing I've always seen as a perpetual smiling face from the cosmos, CAN BE UPSIDE DOWN.

My day is ruined.

[Theos @Theosthinktank]

"People often apologise for talking about death and dying—it’s gloomy, morbid, sad. But in fact, I would say the less we talk about it, the more it moves beyond our control"

@lucepeppiatt on consciously discussing death as a society: https://t.co/8FNLvJ2Id2

[Dominic McGann @AcademicMcGann]

As well as academic life, I'm also in an Irish trad band called Moonaroon! Our debut EP, 'Seeds' is coming out on 30/3/23 and you can pre-save it to spotify or preorder it online at the link below!

https://t.co/ydgJB0wRO6

[Dominic McGann @AcademicMcGann]

@Kendominic2 Yeah this is a distinct problem. My friend @_tarahealy can definitely talk way more eloquently than I can on those dangers!

[Dominic McGann @AcademicMcGann]

Well...this is mildly terrifying.

I just tried to input my PhD title to Jenni and it not only provided a sound explanation of Aquinas' theology of music (something which is scarce in the literature), but explained the Pythagorean context of music at that time...

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

Jenni is an AI-powered app that will revolutionize your academic writing — think of it as ChatGPT x 10.

But most academics don't know about it.

Here's what Jenni is capable of (and how to use it):

[Dominic McGann @AcademicMcGann]

@MushtaqBilalPhD It’s crazy technology. I can’t help but think where this will leave essay writing teaching for years to come.