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.

The distracting nature of modern media is having a terrible effect on what we learn.
A new study at UPenn found that effective learning includes mistakes—just not too many.
A Penn State study finds today's middle-aged are experiencing much higher stress levels than 30 years ago.
In late April, the news hit us hard: Lorna Breen, an emergency room doctor in a Manhattan hospital flooded with coronavirus patients, committed suicide. According to her father, the emotional […]
A clip of this disingenuous documentary is making the rounds.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen might have discovered a cure.