The April All-Brief Issue

Fascinating: 10 amazing inventions that were destroyed. (4:18)

Informative: Sugar can feed cancer cells. You may have heard that. I had. I’ve even read about it. This short clip from a 60 Minutes episode explains it clearly. (1:33)

Inspiring: A video biography about the short but brilliant life of Maryam Mirzakami, an Iranian mathematics genius.

Disturbing: How does AI feel about being used for warfare? (2:34)

Contrarian: “Michael Masterson” on how long you should persist with your great idea. (1.08)

Unbelievable: Nick Shirley asks New Yorkers about Mayor Mamdani’s White People tax. (28:16)

Edifying: An Iranian lawyer in exile has a message for all Americans about the Iranian regime. (1:58)

Worrisome: Reporting on Nigerian scammers hitting up American tourists in Japan. (8:23)

Impressive and Adorable: Super-cute kid from Manchester proves that he can play an acoustic guitar. (2:38)

Clarifying: A proud Muslim refutes some common misinformation about Israel.

* Impressive: Woman with a great voice and amazing vocal range does live looping. (0:58)

Funny and Painful: Gen Z testing university students with some grammar school questions. (10:13)

Not Surprising: An update on Mayor Mamdani’s $30 million grocery store election promises. (1:47)

Worrisome: Muslim Sharia horseback police patrol and force British women to wear hijabs. (15:12)

Head-shaking: How to get yourself a mansion without paying for it. (28:22)

Affirming: The psychology of people (like me) that don’t follow sports. (9:37)

Baffling: Ilhan Omar and her $30 million mistake. (50:04)

Interesting: What killed the transgender movement? (28:16)

* Informative: How streaming platforms detect your AI music. (6.32)

Satirical: He has created a great persona for pulling off these satires with such humor.

* Heart-warming (from GM): Being chosen by animals is a rare privilege that words can’t fully define. (0:12)

Interesting: A day in the life of a modern chossid in yeshiva. (29:21)

Revealing: Iranian model talks about why she left her country and came to the USA. (29:21)

Alarming: What’s happening in New York City can’t be stopped. Not even by Mamdani, (23:28)

Impressive: Why Sophie Cunningham has never spent a penny of her NBA salary. (0:58)

Surprising: Saks Fifth Avenue is going bankrupt. (23:38)

Ironic: New York State’s governor is begging big taxpayers to come back home. (13:55)

Incredible: What happens when you put ChatGPT inside a robot? (14:57)