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.

Protest music is a natural feature of humanity.
Beautiful? Yes. Air purifiers? Not so fast.
A new study reminds us that physical and emotional pain are not far apart.
Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.
Forthcoming Phase II trials with ibogaine aim to find out.
Hundreds more are documented in Robert Macfarlane's Landmarks.
Georgia State University researchers have created a novel nanoparticle vaccine.
A new study in Human Reproduction says men have to keep moving.
Antisocial is a deep dive into the extremist views.
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
Dr. Charles Grob was the first researcher granted FDA approval to study these drugs.
Clinical studies are underway. How we treat them moving forward matters.
A new study analyzed more than 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.
The Zen of choreographer Merce Cunningham comes alive in a new documentary about his life.
As much as we say it's not about the clothes, it's still about the clothes.
David Bienenstock has made it his mission to keep the history of cannabis alive.
Veterinarians are concerned. Consumers appear not to be.
An experimental study involving 90 heavy drinkers found promising results.
Mycologist Paul Stamets believes they should be.