Adam Kleczkowski
@aklecz.bsky.social
Mathematician and statistician working on human, animal and plant diseases. Likes reading, writing and music. ORCID: 0000-0003-1384-4352 Google scholar tinyurl.com/akleczkowski/ Articles authory.com/AdamKleczkowski/ Blog statisticallyinsignificant.blog
My new post - on topics that I am interested in: plant health, politics, and AI: statisticallyinsignificant.blog/2026/05/21/p...
Plant Health Week, Strait of Hormuz – and how AI can be helpful
This is a slightly different post. I have been looking at the impact of the 2026 Iran war on agriculture, partly motivated by the Substack post Heads up: food crisis incoming by Sarah Connor. And, …
statisticallyinsignificant.blog
Our Mathematics and Statistics department at the @unistrathclyde.bsky.social is hiring! We are looking for a lecturer is statistics: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRO597/l...
Lecturer in Statistics (Health/Medical; Data Science) (816182) at University of Strathclyde
An academic position as a Lecturer in Statistics (Health/Medical; Data Science) (816182) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportuni...
jobs.ac.uk
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. https://scim.ag/4cxQWhl
Trump fires NSF's oversight board
Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence
scim.ag
I lived through the First Cold War. I was born 9 days after the Berlin Wall was put up. I was a year old when the Cuban crisis erupted. In school, we learned how to put on a gas mask and where the nearest nuclear shelter was.
I want to bring to your attention an exciting conference in Thailand in December 2026, icaai2026.mfu.ac.th #PlantHealth #Plants #Agriculture #FoodSecurity
ICAAI2026 and FOHIC & LSS2026
icaai2026.mfu.ac.th
A sober reading. For me the key is the second section on food security, given my interest in agriculture. Turbulent times ahead, particularly in the Global South. Screwed up already by cancelling USAID, it is now facing fertiliser shortage. open.substack.com/pub/robertva...
State of the War in Iran
Is Israel Running Out of Steam? The US is bleeding cash. Threats to raise oil prices (even more). A new participant in the war? Dark Omens. And, fake numbers?
open.substack.com
For many of the United States’ top research institutions, the new visa fee would result in tens of millions of dollars in new costs—or, more likely, simply block these institutions from hiring the people they need. thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
Trump’s Other Tariff
Like his tariffs on goods, Trump’s huge tax on overseas talent will harm the economy and fail its stated objective.
thedispatch.com
🔍 #Biodiversity. Water. Food. Health. #ClimateChange. They're all connected, but how deep do these interlinkages go? Find out more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment Report intro video. 💡
GRIM FINDINGS: Farmers, who make up one of the Republican Party’s most loyal voting blocs, have been struggling as consistently high input costs thin their margins. Small producers are especially embattled A big and yet widely ignored threat to food security www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Weekly Agriculture
Farms keep getting bigger, even as more close each year — suggesting that small and family farms are hit hardest by economic headwinds.
politico.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Yes, the lockdown was a terrible thing. But it was the only thing standing between us and a much worse disaster. We simply did not have at that time any other way to stop the pandemic. Anyone who now tries to invent an alternative reality is lying. #COVID19
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived
theguardian.com
What a privilege to be at Verdi Requiem concert by Edinburgh University Music Society.
So, I have used #ClaudeCode for the first time today. A dataset I already worked on, but wanted to do additional analysis and tidy up figures. TL&DR: Very positive. Takes some time to get used to, but not needing to struggle with code is brilliant. Expensive in terms of usage on my PRO plan.
Very proud to represent @forestrytrust.bsky.social at #CONFORawards2026 and congratulations to all prize winners
Europe should make @anthropic.com an offer to move Claude here. @eib.org and/or Norges Bank should provide a loan to quickly build a data centre. #Claude is a large set of numbers plus hardware. A 1TB disk can store 10^11 double-precision numbers. A data centre can be built in 12-18 months.
The first concern with measles is, of course, the devastating health impact. But this article does a great job of explaining the economic costs.
Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.
As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.
nbcnews.com
Again, one of the best comments on the war on Iran. Strongly recommend - if there is one Substack worth subscribing, it is by Noah Smith ! open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...
The shape of the multipolar world is a little clearer
A few thoughts on the new Iran war.
open.substack.com
My take on the use of genAI: statisticallyinsignificant.blog/2026/02/27/a... Also on substack, statisticallyskeptical.substack.com
AI – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Part 5
Anthropic and Pentagon I have been planning to write a longer post on what AI I am using, but I have been too busy to produce a satisfactory post. Also, my approach has been changing recently, as I…
statisticallyinsignificant.blog
"We are not prepared — emotionally, politically, financially — for what it means to care for tens of millions of aging boomers while also trying to invest in the future for our children.” open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
"We have maybe five years before gerontocratic lock-in becomes permanent."
Writer and think tanker Jeff Giesea understands the significance of the demographic time bomb.
open.substack.com
If any tech people do happen to have the ears of billionaires, I am here with my wallet open saying I would pay EXTRA for devices and software that don't have AI in them. Please take my money.
One of the best and well-balanced views on immigration. A pity most countries do not have a proper discussion about immigration. Instead, knee-jerk reactions lead to disasters. Western Countries Do Not "Need" Immigration open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
Western Countries Do Not "Need" Immigration
But it may still be a good idea to have it
open.substack.com
www.reuters.com/technology/p...
Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute, Axios reports
The Pentagon is considering ending its relationship with artificial intelligence company Anthropic over its insistence on keeping some restrictions on how the U.S. military uses its models, Axios repo...
reuters.com
The ‘success’ of antivaccine activists Inevitability there will be lasting harm, but those responsible won’t ever accept that their ignorance and untruths caused this "1 in 5 children have been hospitalised due to measles and all of them had not been fully immunised. news.sky.com/story/fast-s...
'Fast-spreading' measles outbreak in north London leaves over 60 children infected
Health authorities are urging families to vaccinate their children against measles as a surge in cases in several Enfield and Haringey schools threatens to spark a widespread outbreak.
news.sky.com
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading. Now we’ve got mumps rolling up. Expect more. This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
thebanner.com
Nowhere near as big a drop-off as I was expecting tbh. Europe stepped up - at least a decent proportion of the way.
3️⃣ "There are many indications that the AMOC could weaken much more rapidly than projected in the Sixth Assessment Report" New research suggests the #AMOC might respond faster than current @ipcc.bsky.social assessment projections indicate.
It seems as though the majority of farmers shot themselves in the foot after listening to Boris and #FarageRiots I wonder if it’s the same with the fishing industry, because they voted the same way…. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU drop 37%, farmers’ union says
Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers’ Union, warns removing trading barriers will not immediately reverse the damage
independent.co.uk
On Feb. 3, a bipartisan group of 27 former Agriculture Dept. officials and leaders from farm & commodity groups came together to warn Congress of an upcoming widespread & total collapse of U.S. Agriculture. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’
nytimes.com
