Derek Beres

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.

The Chinese government announced it will be genetic testing potential Olympic athletes for the 2022 Games. What could possibly go wrong?
The less that parents "walk the walk" about religious beliefs, the more likely their children are to walk away.
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.