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.

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Anxiety does not help other medical conditions, adding trouble on top of trouble.
Religion does not have a monopoly on meaning.
A new research letter points to another reason for childhood obesity.