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Olivier Simard-Casanova

Olivier Simard-Casanova

French Organizational Economist

Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the January 6th is becoming increasingly radical

According to data compiled by the Washington Post, Donald Trump is using increasingly radical language in his speeches to describe the rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021. After calling them “political prisoners”, which they are not, Donald Trump now calls the rioters “hostages”, which they are not

Have you ever seen the Taj Mahal from space?

CNES, the French space agency, shared on Bluesky a spectacular picture of the Taj Mahal taken by one of the two Pleiades satellites. Le Taj Mahal en Inde, observé par un satellite Pléiades à près de 700 km d'altitude ! Ce mausolée de marbre blanc est considéré comme un

A drought is disrupting transit in the Panama Canal

As shown in Figure 1, Gatun Lake is a key component of the Panama Canal. However, as shown in Figure 2, the water level in Gatun Lake is at a historically low level. In fact, this is the lowest level measured since 1965. The cause is a significant drought in

The massive growth of cycling in London

I have found this interesting plot in a recent article by Laura Laker on Bloomberg: Figure 1 shows that since the 2000s, the number of trips per day by bike in London has multiplied by 4. From about 300,000 trips in 2000, there are now between 1.1 and

Quiz #1 - Discovering Macroeconomics

Quiz #1 - Discovering Macroeconomics

Embark in a five-questions long journey to discover macroeconomics