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.

Does the thought of death make you anxious? A new study suggests that the fear of mortality isn't really about the afterlife at all. 
Guy Garcia tackles the future of technology in his new novel, Swarm.
In his new book, Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson argues for more disfluent feeds in our social media diet. 
"Shut up and take my money" isn't just a meme anymore, it's the way people are increasingly choosing to access art, news, and culture.
Percy Shelley's 1811 essay, "The Necessity of Atheism," still speaks volumes today.
New research shows that more Americans are giving up on weight loss. How can we change this trend?
A "new" field of medicine called chronotherapy demonstrates that following nature's cycles, as our ancestors did, is integral to proper biological and cognitive function.