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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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In his new book, Dying For a Paycheck, Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says we have to change the workplace environment—now.
In his latest book, Will Storr traces the lineage from self-esteem to selfie.
Cutting through liberalism and conservatism, important thinkers are trying to navigate a polarized world. This often leads to uncomfortable confrontations.
Forty percent of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. But there's another key ingredient we're missing: dreams.
As more research on psychedelics appears, we need to take their therapeutic potential seriously.
UMBC's upset over top-ranked Virginia last week was a perfect example of group flow.
Even though couples tend to live healthier lifestyles, they put on extra weight. A new study offers potential clues why.
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that stress changes the structure of mouse brains—in partners who did not experience stress.
In her enlightening new book, Blue Dreams, Lauren Slater covers the history of psychotropic drugs.
As more intellectuals seek a common ground between the left-right divide, these ten books offer insights on how to navigate challenging topics.
In his latest book, Selfie, Will Storr explores the history of self-obsession, and wonders how we can fix it.
Seven people ate a ketogenic diet for three months straight. Here's what happened.
Plogging represents the intersection of personal and ecological health.
More overweight people are no longer trying to lose weight and the health implications are not good.
A number of important women are working outside mainstream media to build platforms that address the gray areas in challenging topics.
A recent study from Ontario measured the brain waves of improvisational jazz pianists, finding that the more training they had, the more creative they were rated.
It is possible to eat fast food and stay true to the keto diet. Just be wary of eliminating everything from life (and avoid the sauces).
Canadian researchers have successfully reconstructed faces from data in brain scans.
A number of studies show that various forms of exercise help prevent dementia as we age.
A new study links heavy alcohol usage with dementia. Other research finds that soon we might not be able to tolerate alcohol at all.