Nick Tiller, Ph.D.
@nbtiller
Exercise scientist & author. New book, The Health and Wellness Lie. Writing/speaking on health, evidence, and scientific skepticism.
From The Health and Wellness Lie | Chapter 1: Perverse incentives and harmful consequences.
Thrilled to announce that THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIE launches this Thursday, 16th July, in Europe, and is available for preorder in the US and Canada. 🇬🇧🇪🇺https://linktr.ee/TheHealthandWellnessLie, 🇺🇸🇨🇦https://www.amazon.com/Health-Wellness-Lie-Exposing-well-being/dp/1399424246 #Health #wellness ⬇️⬇️
Can pickle juice really cure muscle cramps? The "neural reflex" hypothesis is doing a LOT of heavy lifting. skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/pi... #worldcup #picklejuice
Hallucinations are both amusing and dangerous. Read the complete feature here: ➡️https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/archive/article/tricks-of-the-mind-the-science-of-ultrarunning-hallucinations#24 [Sorry, subscribers only]
I have a feature article in this month's @UltraRunningMag: The science of ultra-running-related hallucinations. Scroll for the main takeaways. ➡️https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/archive/article/tricks-of-the-mind-the-science-of-ultrarunning-hallucinations#24 [Sorry, subscribers only]
Read the column in @SkeptInquirer for the lowdown. skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/ri...
AG1 is arguably the most prominent of all powdered greens. They make bold claims such as “feel strong, vital, and nourished.” But what does the evidence say about the benefits of this popular supplement? Read the column in @SkeptInquirer for the lowdown. skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/ri... #AG1
Lock up your wellness grifters. The Health and Wellness Lie is available for preorder. #wellness #misinformation
Thank you @IrishSESA for your warm hospitality. I had a ball meeting everyone and exploring how bad science affects public health and trust in medicine. #wellness #misinformation #badscience #TheHealthAndWellnessLie
Catch me on this week's episode of the @Scienceofsport podcast, talking about chatbot #health #misinformation: ➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkHH62nGpO0 ➡️https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-you-trust-ai-for-health-and-training-advice/id1461719225?i=1000766464444
Celebrating the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough: a British institution whose love of science and the natural world has inspired generations to leave the planet better than they found it.
Exercise is medicine. But as with all medicines, there's a MINIMUM dose required for benefits & an OPTIMUM range. There's also likely a TOXIC dose. For #exercise, the therapeutic ratio is high, but not infinite. ➡️https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34542868 ➡️https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32769665
Studies with food-industry involvement published in leading nutrition journals were ~six times more likely to report favorable findings than studies without industry involvement: 55.6% vs 9.7%. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #nutrition #research
My latest column in @SkeptInquirer explores the recent US executive order to expand research into psychedelics, and ibogaine in particular. How did it come about? And what are the risks? skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/th...
TAKE HOME MESSAGE: -Chatbots perform poorly in misinformation-prone health and medical fields. -Continued deployment without education and oversight risks amplifying misinformation. 7/7 END
6/7 Results: READABILITY -Readability was graded as “Difficult” (Flesch Scores = 30–50). -Equivalent to a college sophomore–senior level. -Gemini 'slightly' better than the others.
5/7 Results: Reference ACCURACY -Completeness score averaged 40% (authors, dates, DOIs often wrong). -Frequent hallucinations and fabricated citations. -No chatbot produced a fully accurate reference list.