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.

With his 51st Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, composer John Williams has mastered the craft of the film score. 
In her new book, Creative Change, social psychologist Jennifer Mueller says everyone loves the idea of creativity even while we prefer the status quo. 
Uber, Lyft, ZipCar, and other transportation companies have signed onto a new pledge to curb urban congestion—in their favor. 
New research makes one thing clear: crash diets are a terrible idea, at least if you have heart problems.
The answer is a resounding yes—but not if it's loaded with sugar and milk products. 
In her book, Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray reports on the ethics and science behind de-extinction. 
A lot of the research on ketosis is positive, but the trending of the diet brings its own problems.