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.

A US-based company is genetically creating proteins similar to bovine collagen to make leather from living cells without the need of animals.  
Sweating is your body's way of regulating internal temperature. It's not a cleansing program. 
A Duke University study that found over 40 percent of our actions aren’t actually decisions, but habits. Here's how to build good ones. 
From its symbolism within the Seven Kingdoms, to its political allegory for all of us beyond it, the season seven finale is an epic set-up for the final showdown.
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