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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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Evolution has trained your mind to create in-groups and out-groups in a flash—but the lines are more flexible than you think.
A new study in mice shows that fasting increases BDNF, a protein that promotes the growth of neuronal connections.
Stanford researchers identify five different types of anxiety, each correlating with the activation of different brain networks.
Is life worse or better than non-existence? And if it is, who is judging? Welcome to anti-natalism, a small but lively corner of philosophy.
Archaeological evidence in the Republic of Georgia pushes back wine's earliest appearance nearly a millennia.
A new study of lemurs has determined social circles to be the most influential determinant of gut microbiome. What does this mean for humans?
An American research team wanted to know which combination of diet and exercise has the most beneficial results on metabolic syndrome in 10 weeks.