KQED's Perspectives

Isabella Montano Ponce struggled with depression but it was the inability to talk about it that slowed her recovery.

Academic learning may be taking a hit, but Bryan Gillette thinks his children are learning important skills in the pandemic.

Susie Meserve has always been a worrier, but the pandemic has thrown anxiety into high gear.

Michael Ellis considers the seldom-seen, well-defended porcupine.

YR Media's Tenzing Chosang celebrates the new year, Tibetan-style.

Ellen Greenblatt considers the profound personal loss of the people behind the statistics.

As Connie Champagne contemplates leaving San Francisco, a mysterious, forgotten tomato bush steels her resolve.

Jolie Kanat, like other caregivers, has learned that in service to others she becomes real.

The events of the past year have led to dialogue in the workplace that isn’t necessarily about business. Tracy Cote says there’s a right way to navigate these new waters. Let’s face it: the days of pretending like our differences don’t exist are over. And yet, there continues to be a lot of hand wringing … Continue reading Tracy Cote: Discussing Politics in the Workplace →

Parents provide tremendous gifts to their children throughout life. But when dementia has taken hold the greatest gift can be a simple one – recognition. Susan Dix Lyons has this Perspective.

Claire McKechnie adapts to ensure that the learning is real in the virtual classroom.

Sandhya Acharya's son creates a stuffed animal and a lesson in being kind to yourself.

Paul Staley says we’re walking in a world of the seen and the unseen, of paradox and contradiction.

Richard Swerdlow looks at research into stress in same sex and straight marriages.

Is a smile worth more than a paycheck? Marilyn Englander looks at being a volunteer.

Engineer David Bonowitz looks at what's essential in earthquake design.

Hanna Clements-Hart misses her church community, hobbled by the pandemic.

When law school student Dan Noel faces tough moments, he hears the voices of teachers who have been his guides.

The psychological stress of the pandemic is producing a rash of insomniacs, even the formerly sound-sleeping Richard Levitt.

Many Chinatown businesses have not survived the pandemic and with them many of Larry Jin Lee's family memories.