Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
How Vampire Bats Keep From Starving
A sanguineous TED-Ed Lesson written by Imran Razik explains how vampire bats eat and how they keep each other from starving.
How the Dutch Built Land on Water Using a Complex System of Dams and Dikes
Map Men quite humorously explained how the Dutch built land where water once was by using a complex system of dams and dikes.
The Most Iconic Horror Movies of the 1970s
Rhetty for History looked at the most iconic horror films of the 1970s, explaining the terrifying plots of each one as he went along.
Foods That Were Historically Named After Real People
Linguist Patrick Foote of Name Explain looked at common and lesser-known foods that were named after real people.
The Evolution of Classical Music From 1689 to 1935
Lord Vinheteiro performed a complex piano composition that featured the evolution of classical music from 1680 through 1935.
A Ghoulish Halloween Mashup of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ With Talking Heads ‘Psycho Killer’
Broken Peach performed a Halloween mashup pairing Metallica's "Enter Sandman" with "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads while dressed as ghouls.
Jetson Personal Electric Aerial Vehicles Race Against Each Other in an ‘Air Games’ Showcase
Jetson ONE was showcased in the new "Jetson Air Games" during the UP Summit 2025 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Woman Feeds Fresh Fruit to an Apple-Loving Porcupine Who Lives in Her Backyard
When a woman moved to Maine, she found that she inherited a porcupine in her backyard who needed fresh fruit to help cure what ailed him.
A Novel Dial Keyboard by Google Japan That Works Like an Old School Rotary Telephone
The GBoard team at Google Japan created a novel dial keyboard that works like an old school rotary telephone.
An Ultra-Light Personal VTOL Modular Helicopter That Can Be Folded to Store in Small Spaces
X-Control System created the Janus-I, an ultra-light VTOL modular helicopter that can be fully folded and easily stored in small spaces.