Charles Piller
@charlespiller.bsky.social
Investigative reporter @sciencemagazine. Before: investigations for @statnews @sacbee_news @latimes. cpiller@charlespiller.com - Signal 510.469.7984. Author of the new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's"
Thanks to @fredchedin.bsky.social, Dean Mark Winey, and the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences for inviting me to give the Storer Lecture on Oct 23: “Misconduct in Neuroscience Research: Problems and Solutions.” The video is now available
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCPM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCPM...
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thanks to @fredchedin.bsky.social, Dean Mark Winey, and the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences for inviting me to give the Storer Lecture on Oct 23: “Misconduct in Neuroscience Research: Problems and Solutions.” The video is now available
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCPM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCPM...
Congrats to @lonnibesancon.bsky.social @gcabanac.cpesr.fr and colleagues on 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award (and for donating the award money to the Bik Science integrity fund) www.asist.org/2025/08/13/s...
September 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Congrats to @lonnibesancon.bsky.social @gcabanac.cpesr.fr and colleagues on 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award (and for donating the award money to the Bik Science integrity fund) www.asist.org/2025/08/13/s...
Making Your Research Free May Cost You - @stephaniemlee.bsky.social takes a close look at the the growing crisis in prohibitively high research publication fees www.chronicle.com/article/maki...
August 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Making Your Research Free May Cost You - @stephaniemlee.bsky.social takes a close look at the the growing crisis in prohibitively high research publication fees www.chronicle.com/article/maki...
Honored that my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" has been named one of 2025's 40 best so far by The Economist www.economist.com/culture/2025...
June 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Honored that my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" has been named one of 2025's 40 best so far by The Economist www.economist.com/culture/2025...
If you are coming to AHCJ Health Journalism 2025 | Los Angeles, Calif. on 5/29-6/1, please join my discussion with @usha.bsky.social of my book "Doctored" about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer's research #HJ25
May 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you are coming to AHCJ Health Journalism 2025 | Los Angeles, Calif. on 5/29-6/1, please join my discussion with @usha.bsky.social of my book "Doctored" about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer's research #HJ25
Thanks to Dylan Gemelli for a terrific interview about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” Good intro for anyone curious about the troubled state of play in fighting the disease podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
May 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thanks to Dylan Gemelli for a terrific interview about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” Good intro for anyone curious about the troubled state of play in fighting the disease podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Thanks to Abhishek Ashokkumar for a great conversation on “The Point Blank Show” about my new book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/c...
April 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thanks to Abhishek Ashokkumar for a great conversation on “The Point Blank Show” about my new book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/c...
Thanks to Aaron Rothstein of Searching for Medicine’s Soul podcast for a terrific conversation about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” open.spotify.com/episode/2Ewb...
March 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thanks to Aaron Rothstein of Searching for Medicine’s Soul podcast for a terrific conversation about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” open.spotify.com/episode/2Ewb...
Thanks to Conversations on Health, Mark Masselli, and Margaret Flinter for a terrific discussion of my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” chcradio.com/episode/Char...
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thanks to Conversations on Health, Mark Masselli, and Margaret Flinter for a terrific discussion of my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” chcradio.com/episode/Char...
Thanks to Jason Wachob for a great discussion on @mindbodygreen.bsky.social podcast about my new book “Doctored,” about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer’s research. www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/exp...
February 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thanks to Jason Wachob for a great discussion on @mindbodygreen.bsky.social podcast about my new book “Doctored,” about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer’s research. www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/exp...
Thanks to AARP for noting my new book, "Doctored" -- about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer's research -- in their new magazine issue
February 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Thanks to AARP for noting my new book, "Doctored" -- about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer's research -- in their new magazine issue
Please tune in today to @kqedforum.bsky.social for my discussion with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
February 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Please tune in today to @kqedforum.bsky.social for my discussion with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Great questions from Andrew Keen in his Keen On podcast about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” keenon.substack.com/p/episode-23...
February 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Great questions from Andrew Keen in his Keen On podcast about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” keenon.substack.com/p/episode-23...
Thanks to Joe and Terry Graedon and their People's Pharmacy podcast for a great introduction to my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” – with an appearance by Matthew Schrag podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
February 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thanks to Joe and Terry Graedon and their People's Pharmacy podcast for a great introduction to my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” – with an appearance by Matthew Schrag podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Big day – the UK/Commonwealth Nations edition of my new book “DOCTORED: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” just arrived on my doorstep. Readers in the UK and beyond can find ordering info here, for 2/13 delivery www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/doc...
January 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Big day – the UK/Commonwealth Nations edition of my new book “DOCTORED: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” just arrived on my doorstep. Readers in the UK and beyond can find ordering info here, for 2/13 delivery www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/doc...
Please join me to discuss my new book on Alzheimer’s research fraud, DOCTORED. SF: Book Passage Feb 8 w/Michael Castleman shorturl.at/EzNQ4, Commonwealth Club Feb 10 w/KQED’s @rachaelmyrow.bsky.social shorturl.at/iDrxt. Washington DC: Politics & Prose Feb 5 w/NPR 1A’s Jenn White shorturl.at/w8FpG.
January 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Please join me to discuss my new book on Alzheimer’s research fraud, DOCTORED. SF: Book Passage Feb 8 w/Michael Castleman shorturl.at/EzNQ4, Commonwealth Club Feb 10 w/KQED’s @rachaelmyrow.bsky.social shorturl.at/iDrxt. Washington DC: Politics & Prose Feb 5 w/NPR 1A’s Jenn White shorturl.at/w8FpG.
I was excited to see the newly arrived, finished copies of my new investigative book, “Doctored,” about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer’s research. Available for pre-order in all the usual places now. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doctor... Publication date: Feb 4.
January 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was excited to see the newly arrived, finished copies of my new investigative book, “Doctored,” about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer’s research. Available for pre-order in all the usual places now. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doctor... Publication date: Feb 4.