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.

A new study compares the psychedelic DMT with near-death experiences.
A study at the University of Birmingham shows the effect of vaping liquid after being inhaled, and it's not good.
When it comes to optimizing your workout, breakfast might be winning again.
Throughout Europe, 92 percent of children speak multiple languages. In America, that number is 20 percent.
Researchers at MIT believe they might have located the neural regions responsible for pessimism.
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