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 debate is raging inside and outside of churches.
A new wearable patch has been created at the University of California San Diego.
A study of over 100,000 businesses in Oregon uncovered some unsettling news about worker conditions.
An information war is being waged.
The distracting nature of modern media is having a terrible effect on what we learn.
A new study at UPenn found that effective learning includes mistakes—just not too many.
A Penn State study finds today’s middle-aged are experiencing much higher stress levels than 30 years ago.
Attending religious service once a week found to lower risk of suicide and other “deaths of despair”
In late April, the news hit us hard: Lorna Breen, an emergency room doctor in a Manhattan hospital flooded with coronavirus patients, committed suicide. According to her father, the emotional […]
A clip of this disingenuous documentary is making the rounds.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen might have discovered a cure.
Those ancient Chinese philosophers earned their insights.
A thorough understanding of anxious personality traits could lead to targeted therapies.
Sheltering at home is anti-instinctual behavior. Yet doing so saves lives.
Some purveyors of “wellness” sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.
According to researchers at Washington State University, the answer is yes.
Human-challenge trials are not without risk, but they could speed up the process.
Humans are woefully unaware of their olfactory sense. That’s the reality we’ve been sold.
Two new studies shed light on the road ahead.
Thankfully, there are ways to combat mental and physical fatigue, even in isolation.
In his new book, “The Wedge,” Scott Carney tests the boundaries of human resilience.
The current focus on the Chinese and Jews is nothing new.
New research suggests anti-vaxxers overestimate all problems associated with mortality.
Johann Hari knows that mental health is really a social issue.
A new study from Singapore found that intermittent fasting increases neurogenesis.
None of us know where this is heading, but we can still learn from the moment.
The space agency is ready to establish a base camp by 2024.
Creators of the popular protein-folding game, Foldit, are seeking help to design a treatment for COVID-19.
We’ve known this virus was coming. We just didn’t do anything about it.