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.
The Incredible Beauty Found When Your Mind Is Indifferent to Things That Are Out of Your Control
After Skool vividly illustrated the teachings of Marcus Aurelius, who wrote about the power of being indifferent to that which is out of control.
An Amazing Aerial Photo of Cross-Country Skiers That Look Like Musical Notes Is Turned Into a Song
Different musicians transposed an aerial photo of cross-country skiers that look like notes on a musical staff into an actual song.
An Illuminating 5,000 Drone Holiday Light Show Sets World Record for ‘Largest Aerial Gingerbread Village’
Sky Elements Drones and Uvify set a Guinness World Record for the “largest aerial display of a gingerbread village image”.
The Remarkable Evolution of Engineering Design Behind Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests
Veritasium spoke with Theo Jansen, the inventor of the Strandbeests, to learn more about the remarkable evolution of engineering behind them.
An Amazing Bird-Inspired Robotic Drone That Can Leap Into the Air Using Powerful Crow-Like Legs
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) has created a bird-inspired robotic drone that can walk, hop, and leap into the air.
Excited Dog Runs to the Ice Cream Truck That Comes by Every Wednesday
A beautiful pit bull named Macey runs to the ice cream truck that comes around every Wednesday for her weekly sweet treat.
A Handy Wearable Exoskeleton That Turns Into a Chair
Dr. Gustavo Gosling, an otolaryngologist (ENT) in Rio de Janeiro, demonstrated the incredible ease of a portable, wearable exoskeleton chair that he had strapped on over his scrubs.
Mark Rober Builds an Intricate Nine-Part Puzzle Maze to Test the Intelligence of a Clever Crow
Mark Rober decided to test the intelligence of a clever crow named Cheryl with a challenging series of puzzles to solve.
A Merry Mashup of Lil Jon’s ‘Get Low’ Sung to the Classic Burl Ives Song ‘Have a Holly Jolly Christmas’
There I Ruined It created a merry mashup that features the lyrics of Lil Jon's "Get Low" sung to Burl Ives' "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas".
A Trio of Chatty LED Christmas Trees Add a Little Spark to Tom BetGeorge’s 2024 Christmas Light Show
Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows shared his annual Christmas light show featuring three chatty Christmas trees that added a little spark.