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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.
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New research shows that more Americans are giving up on weight loss. How can we change this trend?
A "new" field of medicine called chronotherapy demonstrates that following nature's cycles, as our ancestors did, is integral to proper biological and cognitive function.
As John Hopkins, Duke, Yale, and others integrate yoga and acupuncture, will it harm or help patients?
Yuval Noah Harari warns that the constant pursuit of happiness is neurotic—and technology isn't helping.
A spoonful of sugar has always made the medicine go down – but shouldn't we be asking whether we need this type of medication in the first place?
Cognitive scientist Guy Claxton believes we should think of our entire body as our brain.
There’s only medicine that works and medicine that does not, writes Paul Offit.
If you think we're talking about someone else, don't be so hasty. One study highlights how the vast majority of people choose ignorance over knowing.
Pluripotent stems cells might be the key to creating reliable lab-grown meat.
Yale psychologist Paul Bloom suggests a bit of reason in your feeling in his new book, Against Empathy.
In one of the best examples of free education this year, Pixar has released a six-part online course called 'The Art of Storytelling'.
Our increased dependency on antibiotics creates more resistant bacteria. How will we outwit these bad actors?
In a time when many agencies and researchers are threatened, let's remember how the scientific method originated.
Is there such a thing as boredom, or is it an all-encompassing term for a variety of root causes like apathy, frustration, or depression?
A California man is suing Apple for not enabling a lockout feature on iPhones. He's not the only one.
Certain sounds, like chewing, drive misophonia sufferers mad. New research might have found a neural misfiring.
"If all that liberals can do in response is continue to lie about the causes of terrorism and lock arms with Islamists, we have some very rough times ahead," writes Sam Harris.
Physician Danielle Ofri argues that honest conversation is the most powerful mechanism for healing.
Regardless of truth, the best storyteller wins: how else could a quarter of Americans, many struggling financially, ‘relate’ to a billionaire real estate mogul?
In eleven states the number of nonmedical exemptions are increasing.