Magnus Rattray
@mrattray.bsky.social
Professor of Computational & Systems Biology at University of Manchester. Applies machine learning and modelling to help understand the complexity of biology. idsai.manchester.ac.uk, https://www.ellismcr.org, @official-uom.bsky.social
Are we calling the shadows latents these days? I actually use shadows in my PCA lectures but didn't know about Plato's shadows
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Are we calling the shadows latents these days? I actually use shadows in my PCA lectures but didn't know about Plato's shadows
Agreed, that’s definitely a flucano
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Agreed, that’s definitely a flucano
Can't tell from the data if the person on the bottom right is throwing a spear or controlling a kite
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Can't tell from the data if the person on the bottom right is throwing a spear or controlling a kite
Better than Hi [First Name]…though, which is too familiar
July 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Better than Hi [First Name]…though, which is too familiar