Subscribe to our newsletter By subscribing, you agree with Revue’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that Five Things To Read This Week will receive your email address. Aug 30, 2021 Five Things: Alcohol, Poverty, TV & Rebuilding Your Enamel And we're back after a brief hiatus. View online Christopher Mudiappahpillai @mudiappahpillai And we’re back after a brief hiatus. On Technology Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel - UW School of Dentistry A new breath mint that rebuilds your tooth enamel while it whitens your teeth is actually heading towards human trials. Dreams do come true. dental.washington.edu On Work Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows - The New York Times “Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds of payments.” www.nytimes.com On Life Any amount of alcohol consumption harmful to the brain, finds study - The Guardian So yeah, maybe not the best news. www.theguardian.com America Has a Drinking Problem “Few things are more American than drinking heavily. But worrying about how heavily other Americans are drinking is one of them.” www.theatlantic.com Culture How ‘Mythic Quest’ Is Breaking the Sitcom Mold Mythic Quest Season 2 is over, and it felt a bit uneven. But it was still very good. www.theringer.com Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’: A Comedy Special and an Inspired Experiment - The New York Times One of the best things I’ve watched recently. www.nytimes.com Ted Lasso Season 2 Isn't In A Slump, It's Headed For A Breakdown Everyone’s been complaining about how ‘off’ season two of Ted Lasso feels…. And it’s probably on purpose. www.gamespot.com &c. COVID The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill - WIRED It’s kind of crazy that we get stuff like this wrong for so long. www.wired.com Did you enjoy this issue? Yes No Christopher Mudiappahpillai @mudiappahpillai A weekly email on technology, work, life, & culture. Guaranteed to make you the most interesting person in any room. In order to unsubscribe, click here. If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe here. Created with Revue by Twitter. Toronto, Canada Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter By subscribing, you agree with Revue’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that Five Things To Read This Week will receive your email address.