"Embracing the Ethos of Scientific Scepticism" with Dr Nick Tiller and Prof Stu Phillips

Episode 188 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition [https://theiopn.com/]'s "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock [https://theiopn.com/our-team/]) discuss "Embracing the Ethos of Scientific Scepticism" with Dr Nick Tiller PhD (Harbor-UCLA, USA) and Prof Stu Phillips PhD (McMaster University, Canada) Discussion Topics Include: * Snake oil and fraudulent claims in the health, wellness and sports nutrition industry * Bad science and its impact on research and practice * Why being a responsible sceptic requires a comprehensive set of critical thinking skills * Why having the courage to confront pseudoscience can potentially alter the paradigm, and reverse the current emphasis on marketing over science Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to: * How Skepticism (not Cynicism) Can Raise Scientific Standards and Reform the Health and Wellness Industry [https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/aop/article-10.1123-ijsnem.2023-0037/article-10.1123-ijsnem.2023-0037.xml] * Baseless claims and pseudoscience in health and wellness: A call to action for the sports, exercise, and nutrition-science community [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-022-01702-2] * The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science [https://www.routledge.com/The-Skeptics-Guide-to-Sports-Science-Confronting-Myths-of-the-Health-and/Tiller/p/book/9781138333130?gclid=CjwKCAjw6IiiBhAOEiwALNqncWsV3Vf-KgC4QHz0kuvr6LJ8isHh6GS1_7N3WdOUVr1wqeqYvMCzmRoC3ZMQAvD_BwE] Related Podcast Episodes: * #123 - "Nutrition and single-stage ultra-marathon" with Dr Nick Tiller PhD [https://theiopn.com/podcast/episode-123-nutrition-and-single-stage-ultra-marathon/] Check out our other podcasts, publications, events, and professional education programs for current and aspiring sports nutritionists at www.TheIOPN.com [http://www.theiopn.com/] and follow our social media outputs via @TheIOPN