Air pollution from oil and gas is causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States annually, with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups consistently the most affected, finds a major new study led by researchers at UCL and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).

Commonly attributed to issues such as work dissatisfaction, burnout or lack of purpose, quiet quitting isn’t new. However, in the post-pandemic years, it has seen a definitive resurgence. Researchers think that perceived lack of control plays a role and suggest ways to reduce this workplace phenomenon. 

This study explores what pre-service teachers from India and Sweden notice in a Japanese classroom video. The findings reveal how familiarity with mathematical procedures supports detailed noticing of mathematics discourse. The unfamiliar teaching practices prompted discussions and offers learning opportunities. To incorporate culturally contrasting examples in mathematics teacher education has the potential to deepen teachers’ reflections on teaching and contribute context-sensitive awareness.

MIT historian Malick Ghachem’s new book examines the pre-revolutionary changes that set Haiti’s long-term economic structure in place.