KQED's Perspectives

Peter Asmus is a living version of the Pt. Reyes oysters vs. wilderness debate.

Alex Giardino discovers very San Francisco history beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.

Youth Radio's Sayre Quevedo never knew his father — and at 20 the object of his search has changed direction.

Typewriters couldn't doom handwriting — and now Barbara Simmons hopes it survives the digital age, too.

Sofie Kleppner considers what a wasp, a caterpillar and people have in common.

Sofie Kleppner considers what a wasp, a caterpillar and people have in common.

Vinita Nelson discovers her problems aren't worth the stress and anxiety.

Ray Pestrong is at an age where his body can't do what his mind says it should.

Luke Pease discovers that even peeling a banana comes with a dose of cultural relativity.

Paul Staley says the "fiscal cliff" is marketing genius.

The president's re-election gives African-Americans like Jamila Chambers new belief that America includes them, too.

The President's re-election gives African Americans like Jamila Chambers new belief that America includes them, too.

Mike Newland's young daughter becomes curious about the contents of a family urn.

Tim Tosta's work with hospice patients teaches him the art, and power, of listening.

Michael Ellis finds a Bay Area version of fireflies shimmering on Tomales Bay.