KQED's Perspectives

Nina Thompson: Sleep Deprivation in High School 09.02.2023 3:49 ↓

Some high school students keep up with schoolwork by cutting back on sleep. Y-R Media’s Nina Thompson says it’s a vicious cycle she can’t avoid if she wants to get into her dream school.

Tom Moriarty:The Chatbox Ate My Homework 08.02.2023 3:57 ↓

AI chatbot ChatGPT’s ability to read and write like a person is disrupting the future of education. Some praise its potential to promote learning. Others see just another tool for cheating. Tom Moriarty has this satirical Perspective.

Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow 07.02.2023 4:00 ↓

At some point, adults seem to lose their capacity to be joyful. For Sophie Bloch’s young daughter, that moment hasn’t arrived yet.

Paul Staley: The Marketplace of Ideas 06.02.2023 3:56 ↓

Paul Staley says the marketplace of ideas isn't the emporium of free thought it's cracked up to be.

Richard Swerdlow: Saving For Retirement 03.02.2023 3:52 ↓

Richard Swerdlow says a comfortable retirement is financially out-of-reach for most cash-strapped wage earners.

Kawser Amine: The Afghan Women Left Behind 02.02.2023 3:47 ↓

Growing up in Afghanistan, Kawser Amine was able to dream of things previously unheard of in her country. When the Taliban took over, all that ended.

Lev Kushner: The City Talks To You 01.02.2023 3:48 ↓

Lev Kushner says you can hear the city talking to you if you give it an ear.

Erika Trafton: Ginger Cookies 31.01.2023 3:57 ↓

Ginger cookies have always been a favorite of Erika Trafton and they taste even better when her son makes them.

Mark Morodomi: Peanut Duck 30.01.2023 3:58 ↓

When a popular Chinese restaurant in Oakland closed recently, Mark Morodomi is left with warm memories of family and a dish rarely served anymore.

Baldeep Singh: Vaccine Skepticism 27.01.2023 3:53 ↓

Dr. Baldeep Singh says the health care community needs to do more to combat vaccine skepticism.

Christine Schoefer: Saying Yes to Life 26.01.2023 4:01 ↓

Learning self-defense against a variety of threats can be stressful, but for Christine Schoefer and her students it was all about saying Yes to life.

Patricia Calfee Picache: Never Bet Against San Francisco 25.01.2023 4:03 ↓

Patricia Calfee Picache says pronouncements of the death of San Francisco are premature.

Kayleigh Yee: Oneness 24.01.2023 3:55 ↓

A facet of Buddhist thought connects high schooler Kayleigh Yee positively to the people and the world around her.

Alex Giardino: Circle of Hope 23.01.2023 3:54 ↓

Alex Giardino returns to the site of the hardest days of her life, and discovers that hope, both given and received, is a circle.

Lauren Vuong: Grief and the Ribbon of Life 20.01.2023 3:53 ↓

A Buddhist ritual helps Lauren Vuong cope with the passing of her father.

Vanessa Hua: Shedding Hair for the New Year 19.01.2023 3:56 ↓

Vanessa Hua and her hair stylist face some decisions rooted in Lunar New Year tradition.

Luke Pease: Can You Help Me Out? 18.01.2023 3:54 ↓

When Luke Pease found himself in a desperate situation and in need of help, he turned to those most in need of help themselves, the unhoused.

Sara Alexander: Oh Rain. Oh Beautiful Rain 17.01.2023 3:57 ↓

The massive, relentless rains have been necessary and deadly and beautiful. Sara Alexander has this Perspective..

Tom Epstein: Bad Sports 16.01.2023 3:54 ↓

Two local pro sports franchises are at odds with the communities that host them, and Tom Epstein says they both need to be better sports.

Larry Lee: A Different Lunar New Year 13.01.2023 3:56 ↓

Larry Lee and his family are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year, but this year someone and something will be missing.

Hanna Clements-Hart: Enjoying the Sandwich 11.01.2023 3:59 ↓

Hanna Clements-Hart is in the middle of the generational sandwich, and enjoying some unexpected gifts.

Les Bloch: Things Could Be Worse 10.01.2023 4:00 ↓

It’s a cliché, but one well worth remembering. No matter how bad you think thing are, they could always be worse. Les Bloch has this Perspective.

Jim McClellan: E Pluribus Unum 09.01.2023 3:56 ↓

Our unofficial national motto is e pluribus unum, but Jim Mcclellan finds neither pluribus nor unum in our political discourse.

Pablo Quintanilla: The Ghosts of Home Ownership 06.01.2023 4:00 ↓

Pablo Quintanilla says racial deed restrictions are the ghosts that haunt Bay Area home ownership to this day.

Sandhya Acharya: My Skiing Affair 05.01.2023 3:59 ↓

Sandhya Acharya warms up to skiing on snowy slopes.