Ultra running - understanding the body, critical thinking and pseudoscience with Nick Tiller

Nick Tiller (MRes, Ph.D.) is a senior researcher in respiratory medicine & exercise physiology at Harbor-UCLA. He writes and speaks about exercise, health, pseudoscience, and critical thinking, and explores their intersection in his column for Skeptical Inquirer Magazine. His book, The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science, was named as one of Book Authority's "Best sports science books of all time". Nick has been running marathons since 2001 and ultra-marathons since 2010. During this time he has contested some of the world's toughest races, including the Marathon Des Sables (Sahara Desert), Ironman triathlon, and several 100-mile trail runs. In recent years, he has unified his passion for ultra-marathon with his scientific research and has become a leading authority on the physiology and pathophysiology of the sport. In this conversation we break down respiratory science, talk about it in relation to covid, we take a look at some of the science behind the ever-popular breathe work within the wellness space, we also look at critical thinking and how you can develop your own scepticism whilst not becoming cynical then we get stuck into Nicks own relationship to Ultra’s and how he has applied his scientific mind to what happens to the body. You can find more of Nick's papers and writing on his website  I hope you enjoy the episode Danny