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.

Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.
In his new book, Dying For a Paycheck, Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says we have to change the workplace environment—now.
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.