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.

Storytelling isn’t an escape from reality, it’s a deep dive into it. 
Among other things, researchers found that there are two subgroups of the Alt-Right, but that the more economically motivated members may buy into White Supremacy over time.
New research on mice at UCLA could hold a key for humans with sleep disorders.
The pharmaceutical industry excels at exploiting the free market by making recovery often inaccessible. 
In his new book, Why Buddhism is True, Robert Wright admits he's bad at meditation—and that's part of his success. 
This season of Game of Thrones has been especially political, and episode 7 relates to the social and political climate of the U.S. like never before.
Psychology professor Joseph Ferrari explains how to overcome procrastination.