Nick Tiller

Senior Researcher, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Nick Tiller is a senior researcher in applied physiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a columnist at Skeptical Inquirer magazine. He is the author of The Skeptic’s Guide to Sports Science (2020). He lives in Los Angeles.

Written by Nick Tiller

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

The widespread use of unproven remedies and products in sport is not only harmful to athletes but also to wider society

by Nick Tiller