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From Gods to Gurus: The Evolution of Olympic Superstition and Pseudoscience

Skeptical Inquirer (Print)

July/August 2024

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Why Do Athletes Keep Falling for Quacks?

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Psychology Today

May 2024

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Science At The Extremes: Stories From the "Frontlines" of Applied Research

UltraRunning Magazine

July/August 2023

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The Boxer Who Sparked a Transgender Debate without Being Transgender

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Skeptical Inquirer

August 2024

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Dagli dei ai guru: l’evoluzione delle superstizioni e delle pseudoscienze olimpiche

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Query Online

July 2024

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Why Do Athletes Keep Falling for Quacks?

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Psychology Today

May 2024

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From the Lab to the Layperson: A Pioneering Initiative to Improve the Translation of Science

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Skeptical Inquirer

March 2024

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Festive Fitness Fads to Know about This Holiday​

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Skeptical Inquirer

January 2024

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My Healthy but Waning Skepticism of Weight Loss Drugs

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Skeptical Inquirer

September 2023

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Ozempic and Wegovy for Obesity: Landmark Therapies with Forgotten Flaws

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Skeptical Inquirer

June 2023

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The Physical Toll of Your Smartphone Addiction

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Skeptical Inquirer

March 2023

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The Liver King, Lies, and Logical Fallacies

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Skeptical Inquirer

January 2023

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Ten Health and Wellness Fallacies Every Skeptic Should Know

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Skeptical Inquirer

September 2022

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Social Media Fitness Influencers: From Pseudoscience to Psychopathology

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Skeptical Inquirer

July 2022

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Ten Health and Wellness Buzzwords Every Skeptic Should Know

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Skeptical Inquirer

May 2022

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Intravenous Nutrient Drips: An Expensive Solution to A Nonexistent Problem

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Skeptical Inquirer

February 2022

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Diets, Detox, and Other Delusions

 

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Skeptical Inquirer

November 2021

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Alternative and unusual therapies to treat cycling injuries: Cure or con?

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Cycling Weekly

November 2017

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Spring Energy: The Supplement Exposed by Skeptical Athletes

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Skeptical Inquirer

July 2024

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NUO DIEVŲ IKI GURU: OLIMPINIŲ PRIETARŲ IR PSEUDOMOKSLO RAIDA​

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Skeptiky Draugija

July 2024

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Health Club Equinox Puts a Price on Longevity: Just $42,000 a Year​

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Skeptical Inquirer

May 2024

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Why Are We Still Ice Bathing?

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Skeptical Inquirer

February 2024

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Testosterone Supplements: Summoning the Specter of Tucker Carlson

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Skeptical Inquirer

December 2023

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Novak Djokovic and the Pseudoscience Grand Slam

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Skeptical Inquirer

August 2023

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Inside The UFC’s Pseudoscience Crisis

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Skeptical Inquirer

May 2023

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Barefoot Running: Conspiracies and Controversies

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Skeptical Inquirer

February 2023

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The Backward World of ‘Retro Walking’​

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Skeptical Inquirer

December 2022

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From Debunking to Prebunking: How Skeptical Activism Must Evolve to Meet the Growing Anti-Science Threat

Skeptical Inquirer (Print)

September/October 2022

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When Medicines Go Rogue, Part 2: Oxygen

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Skeptical Inquirer

June 2022

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When Medicines Go Rogue, Part 1: Methylene Blue

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Skeptical Inquirer

April 2022

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How To Use Critical Thinking to Inform Better Health and Fitness Decisions in 2022

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Skeptical Inquirer

January 2022

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Cryotherapy: The Cold, Hard Truth

 

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Skeptical Inquirer

October 2021

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Can you buy your way to a fitter you?

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Skeptical Inquirer

June 2016

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From Gods to Gurus: The Evolution of Olympic Superstition and Pseudoscience

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Skeptical Inquirer (Print)

July/August 2024

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Back Inside the UFC’s Pseudoscience Crisis

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Skeptical Inquirer

June 2024

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The Best Time of Day to Exercise: Another Media Fail?​​

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Skeptical Inquirer

April 2024

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Telling True Stories: What Can the Anti-Science Community Teach Us about Sci-Comm?

Skeptical Inquirer

January 2024

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Phelps Dives Deeper into the Pseudoscience of Cupping

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Skeptical Inquirer

October 2023

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Magic Jewelry and the Irony of Ignorance

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Skeptical Inquirer

July 2023

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Electric Muscle Stimulation: The Devil Is in the Detail

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Skeptical Inquirer

April 2023

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Health, Wellness, and the “Quick-Fix Fallacy”

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Skeptical Inquirer

January 2023

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Is Sport A Breeding Ground for Pseudoscience?

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Skeptical Inquirer

November 2022

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Kinesio Tape: A Magnificent Marketing Machine

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Skeptical Inquirer

August 2022

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Why do so many athletes turn to extreme and unproven remedies?

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Psyche Magazine

June 2022

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Using Fear to Sell Fitness: The Health Trends that Are Preying on Our Insecurities

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Skeptical Inquirer

March 2022

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Can You Breathe Your Way to Better Health? The Science and Pseudoscience of ‘Training Your Lungs’

Skeptical Inquirer

December 2021

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Olympic athletes excel at their sports but are susceptible to unproven alternative therapies

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The Conversation

August 2021

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The Holy Grail of Ultramarathons: Can a Single Factor Determine Performance?

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Ultra-Running Magazine

May/June 2024

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How Low is Too Low? How Much Carbohydrate Do We Need?

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UltraRunning Magazine

April 2024

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Predicting Performance in Ultras, Mental Motivation, and Microdosing

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UltraRunning Magazine

October/November 2023

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GI Distress, Weight Management, and Miles or Muscles?

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UltraRunning Magazine

May/June 2023

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Training Intensity, Train for Altitude & Does Beer Help?

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UltraRunning Magazine

December 2022/January 2023

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Heart Recovery, Hyponatremia, and Too Big To Run Ultras?

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UltraRunning Magazine

August 2022

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I ran 100 miles in a day – this is what happened to my body

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The Conversation

September 2018

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Increasing Longevity for Master's Women Runners and Training to Max Threshold?

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Ultra-Running Magazine

May/June 2024

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Does Caffeine Increase Fat Burning? Should I Get Screened? How Much is Too Much Racing?

UltraRunning Magazine

March 2024

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Strength Training, Training Volume, and Anemia

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UltraRunning Magazine

September 2023

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Running In The Cold, Respiratory Health, and Raynaud's

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UltraRunning Magazine

April 2023

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Ice Baths, Walking 50-k, and Treadmill Training

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UltraRunning Magazine

November 2022

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Calories, Counterpace System, and Strength Training

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UltraRunning Magazine

July 2022

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From diarrhoea to heart damage, ultra endurance sports put a huge strain on the body

The Conversation

August 2017

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Are Women Closing the Gap?

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UltraRunning Magazine

April 2024

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Occasional Rhabdo, Breathlessness, and The Value of Blood Sceening

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UltraRunning Magazine

December 2023/January 2024

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Science at The Extremes: Stories From the "Frontlines" of Applied Research

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UltraRunning Magazine

July/August 2023

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The Ultra Lean, Retro Running, and Treadmill Training

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UltraRunning Magazine

March 2023

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50 k After Your First Marathon, K-Tape, And How Short Should Your Longest Run Be?

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UltraRunning Magazine

September/October 2022

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Cramps and DOMS, NSAID Use, and Exercise Physiology

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UltraRunning Magazine

May/June 2022

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