NICK TILLER
REVIEWS
Tiller's information is accurate and supported by references, and his treatise on critical thinking is brilliant.
Harriet Hall - Skeptical Inquirer Magazine
One of the best sports science books of all time!
Book Authority
​Nicholas B. Tiller does Don Quixote here by pointing his spear at the global health and fitness industry.
Nature Humaine
​Laypeople, sports scientists, students and early-career academics and practitioners can all benefit from reading this book... a must read!
Liam Oliver - Sports Scientist
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Nick Tiller is a research associate at the Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, an acclaimed writer, and author of The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science which was named one of Book Authority's "Best Sports Science Books of All Time."
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With an academic foundation in kinesiology, Tiller worked alongside elite athletes and coaches as a performance physiologist at the UK’s Olympic training center before earning his PhD in Applied Physiology (Respiratory) from Brunel University London. He then held academic positions in Northern England as an assistant and associate professor before relocating to Los Angeles in 2019 to further his research at the prestigious Lundquist Institute. His research centers on exercise physiology and respiratory medicine, with a specialism in extreme exercise—a topic of personal interest as an accomplished ultra-marathon runner.
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Tiller is also a prominent voice in science communication, contributing regularly as a columnist to Skeptical Inquirer and Ultra-Running Magazine and serving as an associate editor for the International Journal of Sports Nutrition. His dedication to promoting science literacy and critical thinking earned him the distinction of Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2023.
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