[1][2] He credits a good high school biology teacher for giving him the tools to challenge his own conspiracy beliefs and get interested in science communication.

[3] In January 2020, as he was completing his Ph.D., Wilson created a YouTube channel as a hobby, intending to debunk anti-vaccination conspiracists he was familiar with, such as Del Bigtree.

[7] Wilson believes he's filling a specific niche in the science communication ecosystem: "My background combined with my training helps me to kind of understand the mindset of people hesitant or full-blown conspiracy theorist.

Wilson decided to integrate it to his science communication style: "My dad when he was younger had a pretty big afro growing up in the seventies (...) I kind of like that I get to be that image of him now, I hope he's proud of that.

[1] Pediatric immunologist, Paul Offit praised Wilson's response to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "dangerous misleading information" on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, calling it "a takedown.