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.

In his latest book, Will Storr traces the lineage from self-esteem to selfie.
Cutting through liberalism and conservatism, important thinkers are trying to navigate a polarized world. This often leads to uncomfortable confrontations.
Forty percent of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. But there's another key ingredient we're missing: dreams.
As more research on psychedelics appears, we need to take their therapeutic potential seriously.
UMBC's upset over top-ranked Virginia last week was a perfect example of group flow.
Even though couples tend to live healthier lifestyles, they put on extra weight. A new study offers potential clues why.
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that stress changes the structure of mouse brains—in partners who did not experience stress.