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.
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
Dr. Charles Grob was the first researcher granted FDA approval to study these drugs.
Clinical studies are underway. How we treat them moving forward matters.
A new study analyzed more than 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.
The Zen of choreographer Merce Cunningham comes alive in a new documentary about his life.
As much as we say it’s not about the clothes, it’s still about the clothes.
David Bienenstock has made it his mission to keep the history of cannabis alive.
Veterinarians are concerned. Consumers appear not to be.
An experimental study involving 90 heavy drinkers found promising results.
Mycologist Paul Stamets believes they should be.
Bill Bryson’s new book, “The Body: A Guide For Occupants,” provides important (and funny) lessons in anatomy, neuroscience, physiology, biology, and more.
Move over SSRIs, Advil is on the way.
The new podcast is a deep dive into human nature.
Your microbiome begins in your mouth. Why don’t we look there more often?
The host of Hardcore History has written his first book, The End Is Always Near.
“Sea of Shadows” is a documentary you can’t afford to miss.
We live in contradiction. How we confront that fact matters.
Ferrets are not humans, but this new drug is showing promise.
The more research conducted on psychedelics, the closer we get to new therapeutic models.
In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.
According to recent papers by Zucman, and his colleague Emmanuel Saez, one should be implemented.
When these particles are eaten by earthworms, the results are not good.
Sleep deprivation leads to a shutdown in the production of essential proteins.
Move over deepfakes. Multi-agent artificial intelligence is poised to manipulate your mind.
Glenn Albrecht has ideas about how to cope with the effects of a changing world: Invent a new language.
Polls never reveal who we really are. Google does.
FieldTrip is advancing the realm of clinical psychedelic testing.
Even before publication, health agencies were asking the journal not to publish the research.
Those silky tea bags might be releasing plastics into your digestive system.
Some say Islam is not a religion. Here’s why all faiths should contest that.