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.
Free meals turn out to be powerful incentives for prescribing opioids, according to a new letter published in JAMA.
A new study shows that teenagers are increasingly experimenting with marijuana before beer or cigarettes. Is that a good thing?
In his new book, The Consciousness Instinct, Michael Gazzaniga does a deep dive into the process of consciousness.
Silicon Valley might just be missing the most important aspect of being human: the ability to feel.
Secular Web compiles a number of publications in atheism, nontheism, and science over the last few centuries.
New research on the hypothalamus shows that body heat matters.
A new Pew Research study shows how widely varied belief in what God, or a higher power, actually is.
Fasting is trending, yet it’s also been prescribed for thousands of years. Does the science on the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) hold up?
We’ve always used media as a means of framing reality. How will this affect our relationship with VR?
You are who you are because of your environment. What happens in a virtual world in an environment created by another mind?
The masterminds behind Silicon Valley were doing more than coding.
From the history of LSD to the origins of hip-hop, these 10 documentaries will educate and inspire.
Lack of replication is a serious problem in science. So far, no one has an answer.
A.I. churches are springing up, even if just online, yet they’re speaking a very old language.
In his latest book, ‘When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing’, Daniel Pink makes a convincing case for more naps.
One of the makers of the iPhone is calling on Apple to study the smartphone’s addictive nature. Will they listen? Will we?
There have already been more gun deaths from mass school shootings this century than during the entirety of the last century.
We need a public mature enough to recognize that policy decisions and actions are more relevant to leadership than professed beliefs.
In her new memoir, Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler opens up about battling Stage IV cancer.
A longtime debate over Buddhism’s religiosity has drawn a line between metaphysics and action.
The scales are not in favor for the most religious among us.
April 20, 4:20 in stoner folklore, is a day of celebration—as well as a 12 percent increase in fatal car crashes.
You already get all the vitamins you need on your dinner plate.
The concept of non-action might just be the most powerful action to take for curbing anxiety.
New research from UC Davis shows forty volunteers still experiencing cognitive gains seven years after an intensive retreat.
The Chinese government just banned the online sale of Bibles, yet another attempt at President Xi’s suppression of Christianity.
How we define “inequality” is of utmost importance in trying to implement fair equality.
Going back to the basics is often the best path forward.
In ’12 Rules For Life’, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.
Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.