NICK TILLER
PHYSIOLOGIST, AUTHOR, WRITER
SKEPTICISM
For over a decade, Nick has been scrutinizing the global health and wellness industry through the critical lens of scientific skepticism. His first book, The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science: confronting myths of the health and fitness industry, was published in 2020 and was named one of Book Authority's "Best Sports Science Books of All Time". Tiller has contributed articles on skepticism and critical thinking to numerous mainstream outlets and writes a monthly column for Skeptical Inquirer: the magazine for science and reason, published by the Center for Inquiry. See below for a collection of Nick's talks, articles, podcasts, and TV and radio spots.
Science and Pseudoscience in Health and Wellness: When Medicines Go Rogue
CSICON 2022, Las Vegas
RESEARCH
ARTICLES
Skeptical Inquirer
Sept 2022
Why do so many athletes turn to extreme and unproven remedies?
Psyche Magazine
June 2022
Ten Health and Wellness "Buzzwords" Every Skeptic Should Know
Skeptical Inquirer
May 2022
Using Fear to Sell Fitness: The Health Trends that Are Preying on Our Insecurities
Skeptical Inquirer
Mar 2022
Intravenous Nutrient Drips: An Expensive Solution to A Nonexistent Problem
Skeptical Inquirer
Feb 2022
How To Use Critical Thinking to Inform Better Health and Fitness Decisions in 2022
Skeptical Inquirer
Jan 2022
Can You Breathe Your Way to Better Health? The Science and Pseudoscience of ‘Training Your Lungs’
Skeptical Inquirer
Dec 2021
Olympic athletes excel at their sports but are susceptible to unproven alternative therapies
The Conversation
Aug 2021
Alternative and unusual therapies to treat cycling injuries: Cure or con?
Cycling Weekly
Nov 2017
PODCASTS
RADIO SPOTS
Wellness Pseudoscience
RNZ National, May 2021
Pseudoscience in Sports Med.
Sirius XM, June 2021
VIDEOS
Lecture: Pseudoscience in Health and Wellness
Chicago Ethical Humanist Foundation. Nov 2022
Lecture: Science & pseudoscience in sport
Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Sept 2021
Discussion: Skepticism in kinesiology
California State University, Sept 2020
PSA: "The Skeptic's Guide To Sports Science"
Infomercial, May 2020
Lecture: Novel treatments to enhance breathing performance in athletes – facts, fictions, and fads
ISEH Annual Sports Cardio-Respiratory Medicine Conference, May 2022
Lecture: Are we being incentivized to commit research misconduct in exercise science?
STORK Summit, June 2022