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Stanford Online High School's student run news site

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Stanford Online High School's student run news site

OHS Observer

The normalization of violence on the internet has increased anxiety levels amongst teens. (Art by Aditya Banerjee)

The Viral Video Trap

Aditya Banerjee, Associate Editor January 29, 2026

The internet has a way of throwing things at you that you’d rather not catch. You’re scrolling through what should be harmless, silly memes and suddenly come across a violent video. It’s something...

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Dr. Clauser gives me a tour of his home laboratory, which is filled with old machines and equipment, including an X-ray machine he has built himself.

My Meeting With the 2022 Physics Nobel Prize Winner

Diego Kirsch, OHS Contributor May 29, 2025

It is not every day that someone is invited to the home of a Nobel Prize winning physicist. Dr. John Clauser, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 2010 Wolf Prize, lives just a few minutes...

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Image from the 2025 article: “Take a Look: A Dark Scottish Isle Where Starlight Reigns Supreme” Credit: Nicholas J. R. White

How To Be a Stargazer

Aditya Banerjee, Associate Editor May 22, 2025

This article is one of the Top 10 winners of The Learning Network’s “How To” Informational Writing Contest and is also published by The New York Times here. “People rush to buy telescopes...

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The age of durability may be over, but we can change what comes ahead.

Repair, Don’t Replace: Fighting Obsolescence

Aditya Banerjee, Associate Editor March 3, 2025

We've all been there–the recipient of a hand-me-down phone that is practically gasping its last breath. Passed on to you only because everyone else upgraded, and now it’s your job to squeeze out its...

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