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 Biology Behind the Social Structure of Ant Colonies
Stephanie Sammann of Real Science, who previously took a deep dive into the remarkable yet alien biology of the octopus, set her sights on the…
An Amusingly Disconcerting Mashup of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ With the Voice of Beavis Playing the Role of Link
Video editor Khalid M Shahin and his sister Jameelah created a disconcerting yet quite amusing mashup that brings together the fantastical animated world of Legend…
Imaginative Games and Fashionable Figurines Made Using Unique Pastry Techniques
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Johan Martin (@johanmartinofficial) French pastry chef and instructor Johan Martin creates wonderfully elaborate games, figurines, and…
Fascinating Footage of Snowflakes Melting in Reverse
Photographer Jens of Another Perspective has captured wonderfully fascinating footage showing what snowflakes look like while melting in reverse. The images were photographed through ultra…
Audio Architect Ben Burtt Explains the Strategic Sound Design Behind ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’
Mike James Gallagher of INDEPTH Sound Design (previously) compiled audio footage of legendary Star Wars audio architect Ben Burtt explaining the strategy behind the sound…
Man Cleverly Uses Frozen Jeans to Save Parking Spaces in His Busy Chicago Neighborhood
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam selzer (@adamselzer) Tour guide Adam Selzer, a resident of the West Ridge neighborhood in Chicago,…
How Disney Recycled the Exact Same Movement Sequences in Their Early Animated Movies
Fred Schultz quite astutely pointed out on Twitter that scenes from two very different classic Disney films looked very much alike. The films The Jungle…
Beautiful Footage of a Quadricolored Pyjama Sea Slug Crawling Along the Floor of the Egyptian Red Sea
While snorkeling in the Red Sea near Hurghada, Egypt, an underwater photographer captured absolutely beautiful footage of a Chromodoris quadricolor, more colloquially known as a…
An Indoor Cat Is Stopped Cold by a Skylight When Leaping at Pigeon That Was Flying Overhead
An indoor tabby cat who was perched on the back of his human’s chair, suddenly went into alert mode when a pigeon flew overhead outdoors…
An Attorney Shows Up With a Kitten Zoom Filter Accidentally Enabled During Virtual Legal Proceeding
During a livestreamed virtual legal proceeding in the 394th District Court of Texas, presiding Judge Roy Ferguson along with attorneys Jerry L. Phillips and H.…