Derek Beres
Derek Beres is a freelance writer. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracies Became a Health Threat.
A new study of 12,000 overweight patients shows that lorcaserin does not cause heart problems. But does that mean we should be taking it?
The hundreds of people that show up for flat Earth conventions are not the problem. What this type of thinking leads to is.
Australian students are becoming more secular. American students are staying relatively the same.
A study from Iowa State University draws a direct link between gym class and adult exercise habits.
While the probiotic trend has been suspect at best, there is one therapeutic application that keeps holding up: fecal transplant.
Karen Michels video on the dangers of coconut oil has gone viral, leaving the nutritional blogosphere scratching its head.
We’ve come full circle, once again: balance is key to a healthy diet.
A new study compares the psychedelic DMT with near-death experiences.
A study at the University of Birmingham shows the effect of vaping liquid after being inhaled, and it’s not good.
When it comes to optimizing your workout, breakfast might be winning again.
Throughout Europe, 92 percent of children speak multiple languages. In America, that number is 20 percent.
Researchers at MIT believe they might have located the neural regions responsible for pessimism.
We know that excessive blue light is a problem. Now we know why.
Reddit can reveal a lot, depending on how you interpret the data.
Sometimes lacking proper language is just a failure of imagination.
In his new book, Nick Chater writes that what we see is what we get.
Starbucks isn’t accepting bitcoin—yet.
Colorado and Oregon are leading the charge.
New research in PTSD might make an MDMA script reality by 2021.
Jordan Peterson is one of the most controversial public figures in recent years. Here’s a recap of some of his ideas.
A study of over 15,000 men and women reveals interesting data regarding what we claim.
Over 1,500 species of flora and fauna would be at risk if a US-Mexican border wall were ever constructed.
A new study says climate change could cause an additional 40,000 suicides in America and Canada by 2050.
Health experts told Congress that we’re woefully unprepared for the coming realities of climate change. Will we listen?
The anticipation of guilt implies personal responsibility, which researchers found to be a marker of trustworthiness.
A quarter-million years of evolution can’t be wrong.
We’ve long known what you eat matters. When you eat matters, too.
Many thousands of miles broader.
New research from the University of Cambridge says it does.
Seemingly inconsequential decisions can alter ecosystems, as a recent Australian study shows.