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.

New research on mice at UCLA could hold a key for humans with sleep disorders.
The pharmaceutical industry excels at exploiting the free market by making recovery often inaccessible. 
In his new book, Why Buddhism is True, Robert Wright admits he's bad at meditation—and that's part of his success. 
This season of Game of Thrones has been especially political, and episode 7 relates to the social and political climate of the U.S. like never before.
Psychology professor Joseph Ferrari explains how to overcome procrastination. 
A number of studies presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association verify yoga's role in curbing depression.
In his book, The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu claims we now worship celebrities like deities. This can lead to all sorts of problems.