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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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Researchers are working on a pill to mitigate the effects of alcohol. Is it a price worth paying?
Siddhartha Mukherjee explores the genetics of sex and sexual identity in his new book, The Gene: An Intimate History.
Why do so many men default to saying 'I got this' when they really don't?
If free will doesn't exist, is it healthier to believe it does?
The UK's National Obesity Forum has released a scathing report linking public health officials and corporate interests.
Harvard paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman argues that cultural evolution is often more influential than biological evolution, leading to a host of ailments.
430,000 people are injured every year due to distracted driving. Will this new invention help combat this trend?
Nicola Thorp was recently sent home without pay for refusing to wear heels. Sexism in the workplace is only the first problem with this footwear.
Many people are turning to Pilates over pews in new American gathering spaces, writes Jason Kelly.
Float tanks are increasing in popularity due to their role in stress reduction and even altered states of consciousness.
Seismologists are warning about an overdue earthquake. How prepared are we?
Whether you have a fixed or growth mindset affects the quality (and future) of your relationships.
Dietary fats were demonized in the fifties due to shoddy evidence. After decades of a diet heavy in carbs and sugars, we're finally learning the truth.
Baba Ramdev has built a $670 million company on the back of yoga's soaring popularity. Is his ethics in alignment with yoga's teachings?
New research shows the benefits of sixty seconds of high-intensity exercise. While the study is valid, the mentality that a minute is enough is misguided.
What's going on in your gut is affecting your emotions and mental outlook.
Bessel van der Kolk has spent a lifetime recognizing the damaging effects of trauma...and healing them.
Mariah Walton faces a double lung and heart transplant because her parents chose faith healing over medical treatment when she was born.
Even the US Military is rethinking sit-ups, which have been shown to do more harm than good.
Some parents are diagnosing their attention-deficient children as heavenly beings thanks to Internet blogs.