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Episode overview:
Nick Tiller, PhD is an exercise scientist at Harbor-UCLA. He is also the author of The Skeptics Guide to Sports Science, a columnist for Ultrarunning Magazine and the Skeptical Inquirer.
Episode highlights:
(9:09) Science communication: academics fighting back against media claims, Don't Be Such A Scientist, the importance of science communication, examples
(44:48) Identifying bad science: 28% increase in VO2max is a red flag, sedentary versus trained individuals, training and EPO example, unsubstantiated citations, statistical errors, absolute versus relative VO2max, retracting the article
(1:37:10) Inverse relationship between media presence and credentials: fitness influencers on Instagram, being a full-time influencer and capitalizing on sensationalization, science is incremental and rarely sensational
Additional resources:
You can find all of Nick’s work here, https://www.nbtiller.com/
Our combined Twitter list-
Louise Burke- @LouiseMBurke
Asker Jukendrup- @Jeukendrup
Brad Schoenfeld-@BradSchoenfeld
Guillaume Millet- @kinesiologui
Stuart Phillips- @mackinprof
Michael Joyner @DrMJoyner
Kristy Sale- @ElliottSale
Trent Stellingwerff- @TStellingwerff
Inigo San Milan-@doctorinigo
Marco Altini- @altini_marco
Sian Allen- @DrSianAllen
Stephen Seiler- @StephenSeiler
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View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website.
Episode overview:
Nick Tiller, PhD is an exercise scientist at Harbor-UCLA. He is also the author of The Skeptics Guide to Sports Science, a columnist for Ultrarunning Magazine and the Skeptical Inquirer.
Episode highlights:
(9:09) Science communication: academics fighting back against media claims, Don't Be Such A Scientist, the importance of science communication, examples
(44:48) Identifying bad science: 28% increase in VO2max is a red flag, sedentary versus trained individuals, training and EPO example, unsubstantiated citations, statistical errors, absolute versus relative VO2max, retracting the article
(1:37:10) Inverse relationship between media presence and credentials: fitness influencers on Instagram, being a full-time influencer and capitalizing on sensationalization, science is incremental and rarely sensational
Additional resources:
You can find all of Nick’s work here, https://www.nbtiller.com/
Our combined Twitter list-
Louise Burke- @LouiseMBurke
Asker Jukendrup- @Jeukendrup
Brad Schoenfeld-@BradSchoenfeld
Guillaume Millet- @kinesiologui
Stuart Phillips- @mackinprof
Michael Joyner @DrMJoyner
Kristy Sale- @ElliottSale
Trent Stellingwerff- @TStellingwerff
Inigo San Milan-@doctorinigo
Marco Altini- @altini_marco
Sian Allen- @DrSianAllen
Stephen Seiler- @StephenSeiler
SUBSCRIBE to Research Essentials for Ultrarunning
Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible.
Information on coaching-https://www.trainright.com
Koop’s Social Media: Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop
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