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Perspectives


Listening Is a Superpower: Hard Wrought Lessons From Conversations With Voters
I peered through the sidelight windows, seeking any indication of who these people might be: a flag, a sticker, even an item of clothing.

Karin Kirk
Feb 9, 20217 min read


Why You Should Add “Talk About Death” To Your 2021 Resolutions
"I would like everyone to have a good death but we can’t achieve that unless we as a society stop whispering and start talking about it."

Camille Mireles
Jan 31, 20216 min read


Sometimes the Way Forward Is To Return To the Beginning
I drifted away from Kiskeya and with it, part of myself.

Luisirene Hernandez
Jan 27, 20217 min read


Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD
So I give up. I would turn off the lights, bury myself under layers of blankets, and soak my pillow with tears till I fall asleep.

Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
Jan 18, 20219 min read


Science Writing Was Worth It. It Just Took Longer Than I Thought.
I felt confused about how I could apply my writing skills as a science major. To me, science and writing seemed like two different worlds.

Sheeva Azma
Dec 26, 20207 min read


In Search of Insight: A Chronological Dissection of My Mental Illness Journey
I was initially apprehensive of these ideas, given that I was so used to understanding myself as a patient of Major Depressive Disorder.

Kiara Sofia Vega Bellido
Dec 25, 20208 min read


A Perfectly Cooked Egg Is Artistry, Not an Algorithm
How smart products undermine the simple joy of cooking It didn’t happen overnight, but it was fast. Just 50 years after the birth of the...

Jeff Kennigseder
Dec 18, 20206 min read


“My Body is a Mystery to Me”: Vulvodynia in the Pandemic
The pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.

Theodora Mautz
Dec 8, 20208 min read


I'm Sick of Whipped Cream
I would tear up, lower myself to the ground, and hug myself — desperately grasping to root myself back in reality.

Crystal Gwizdala
Nov 22, 20209 min read


We are MENASA in STEM. We Belong.
In more extreme cases, education has kept many South Asian women from being married off.

Shirin Gul Zaidi and Neha J. Babbar
Nov 8, 20205 min read
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