KQED's Perspectives

Five years ago, a murdering rapist killed four Oakland policemen. Racy M. Copley looks at how to counter such evil.

Li Miao Lovett had to read to her Chinese mother, but now she loves to read with her son.

Adults never got why smart but isolated kids like Beth Winegarner found themselves in heavy metal music.

Jonathan Slusher silently bore the scars of childhood tragedy for decades. Then, he decided to get some help.

Jane Mason's two dyslexic sons are figuring out their own ways to learn.

Luke Pease sees the burglary of his Oakland Hills home as economics in action.

Ornella Soto worries that she has no answer to the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Kamal Prasad examines the staggering amounts of water used in animal agriculture.

The real problem with Google buses, says Paul Staley, is that there aren't more of them connecting more people to Silicon Valley.

In some ways, it's been easier for Kevin Fisher-Paulson to come out as gay than as a cop.

Michael Ellis flies all over the world, and waits for his soul to catch up with his body.

Katie Burke remembers one of San Francisco's notorious oddballs — the Bushman.

The game is on the line. The outcome is up to her. Lily Walovich's moment has arrived.

To support her charity, Susan Dix Lyons asks a lot of people for money. What she's learned is rich.

A high school experiment teaches Carly Miller what it's like to be conspicuously different.