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.
Brain Implant Using AI Software Allows Paralyzed Man to Translate His Thoughts Into Handwriting and Text
Stanford University researchers have discovered that brain implanted AI software allowed a paralyzed man to translate thoughts into text.
A Motion-Tracking Robotic Halftone Mural Painter
Shane Wighton of Stuff Made Here built a motion-tracking robotic painter that created a halftone mural of his wife glaring at him.
Ventriloquist Hilariously Voices Two Human Dummies
Ventriloquist Nina Conti provided voices to two members of the audience who put on oversized ventriloquy masks and had a romantic conversation.
How TV Dinners Helped Free Women From the Kitchen
Justin Dodd of Mental Floss explains how the technologies of refrigeration and TV dinners reduced the time that women spent in the kitchen.
An Amusing Fake Italian Coffee Name Generator
Gloria Capano has created "Fake Real Italian Coffee Name", an amusing AI bot that generates Itallian-sounding names for a simple cup of java.
A Radar That Works With Traffic Lights To Warn Drivers of Incoming Rockfalls Near a Swiss Village in the Alps
Tom Scott visited the small Swiss town of Brienz/Brinzauls where the threat of rockfall is monitored by a traffic warning radar.
A Bizarre Homemade Instrument That Combines a Fishing Reel With a Single Fishing Line String Guitar
Musician Vinheteiro built a bizarre instrument using a fishing reel, tape, a TV stand handle, and some fishing line to string a guitar.
A Wonderfully Calming Rock Stacking Simulator
Computer scientist Neal Argarwal created "Rocks", a rock stacking simulator with a calming beach soundtrack.
Violinist Seamlessly Recovers After Unexpected String Breaks During a Tchaikovsky Performance
After an unexpected string break, Ray Chen calmly exchanged violins with another musician so the performance wouldn't be interrupted.
Falling Man Magically Turns Into Inanimate Objects
Kevin Parry put together an amusing compilation that shows him turning into a variety of random inanimate objects as he falls down.