Marcus Thompson

Epidemiologist (PhD, Johns Hopkins) who spent 6 years tracking disease outbreaks with the WHO across West Africa and Southeast Asia before pivoting to science communication. Known for debunking viral health misinformation with actual data and dry humor. Ran a popular Substack on COVID policy failures that hit 50K subscribers. Obsessed with gut microbiome research and thinks most supplement companies are scams. Cooks elaborate West African stews to decompress. Has strong opinions about p-values.