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Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes; microbiome-and-cognition curator.

Ed Yong is a staff writer at *The Atlantic* specialising in biology and medicine. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for his COVID-19 pandemic reporting. His 2016 book *I Contain Multitudes* reframed how general audiences understand the microbiome's role in health, behaviour, and identity.

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