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The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

The Health and Wellness Lie

(Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025)

What Science Says About Dieting

(Columbia Press, 2025)

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
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Dr Nick Tiller is a research associate at the Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 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."

With a foundation in elite athletic performance, Tiller worked alongside athletes and coaches as a physiologist at the UK’s Olympic training center before earning his PhD in Applied Physiology (Respiratory) from Brunel University London. He later held academic positions as an assistant and associate professor in Northern England before relocating to Los Angeles in 2019 to continue his research at the prestigious Lundquist Institute. His work focuses on exercise physiology and respiratory medicine, with special expertise in the physiology and pathophysiology of extreme exercise—a field where his achievements as an accomplished ultra-marathon runner offer unique insights.

Tiller is a respected voice in science communication. He is a contributing columnist for Skeptical Inquirer and Ultra-Running Magazine and serves 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.

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