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.

Despite tens of millions of dollars pouring into new technologies, a 'clean' burger remains elusive.
The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
Sleep encoding turns out to be a real thing.
The famed science fiction author coined the term "cyberspace" before it existed.
Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
Between the noise and frustration, we're suffering more than ever.
A new review article makes the case that you can always use it.
Chemo is our best response to cancer so far. A novel new therapy could render it obsolete.
The Canadian professor has an extensive collection posted on his site.
A new study from Oregon State University makes it clear: it's you.
Florida researchers offer schools a simple message: Send home report cards earlier in the week.
A definition of death is surprisingly malleable, leading to complications when it comes to organ donation.
The American Psychological Association recently released guidelines for treating boys and men. Men aren't happy about it.
We knew the Chicxulub crater was massive. We just didn't know how widespread the damage actually was.
Co-ops are more pervasive than you think. They just suffer from a marketing problem.