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.

More overweight people are no longer trying to lose weight and the health implications are not good.
A number of important women are working outside mainstream media to build platforms that address the gray areas in challenging topics.
A recent study from Ontario measured the brain waves of improvisational jazz pianists, finding that the more training they had, the more creative they were rated.
It is possible to eat fast food and stay true to the keto diet. Just be wary of eliminating everything from life (and avoid the sauces).
Canadian researchers have successfully reconstructed faces from data in brain scans.
A number of studies show that various forms of exercise help prevent dementia as we age.
A new study links heavy alcohol usage with dementia. Other research finds that soon we might not be able to tolerate alcohol at all.