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.
Squirrel Plays Invisible Game of Whac-a-Mole While Digging Snow Tunnels
A squirrel appears to be playing an invisible game of Whac-a-Mole while digging snow tunnels in this video from 2010. video by jayman9856 via Nothing…
Kronos Quartet Visits Sesame Street in 1987
In this video from 1987, the magnificent Kronos Quartet visits Sesame Street to help Big Bird answer the question, “What is a string quartet?”. video…
Working from Home with Distracting Cats
It isn’t always easy to get work done when you have a cat (or two) who demands attention. In this video, kitties Shorty and Kodi…
How to Choose A Bottle of Wine, A Satirical Wine Buying Guide
Wine Folly, a wine education site whose work we’ve written about in the past, has created, “How to Choose A Bottle of Wine”, a satirical…
Dachshund and Disabled Cat Are Inseparable Friends
When local authorities in central Florida got a call about abandoned animals left at the edge of a gated driveway, what they found was a…
1 Second of Everyday of Foxy the Greyhound’s Life in 2013
Here’s 1 second of everyday in a year of Foxy the greyhound’s life as edited using the 1 Second Everyday app. The app was developed…
Simple Everyday Things That Can Affect Your Mood
“Everyday Things That Affect Your Mood” a new video by BuzzFeed, explores how the ordinary things around you can affect your mood and offers simple…
Spoon Uses Camera Stabilizing Technology to Counteract Tremors Caused by Parkinson’s Disease
Lift Labs has designed a spoon that uses camera stabilizing technology to counteract the tremors caused by Parkinson’s Disease and allows those who suffer from…
Kevin Richardson aka ‘The Lion Whisperer’ on the GoPro HERO3+ Adventure Series
The fifth episode of the HERO3+ Adventure Series, spends time with Kevin Richardson, aka the “Lion Whisperer“, who has developed remarkable relationships with the animals…
A Map of How Emotional Reactions Originate in the Body
A Finnish study, titled “Bodily Maps of Emotions” conducted in November 2013 and published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, posed questions…