Economist at Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Japan
E. Science and Technology
On the laws of nature and their use by humans
Geoscience: Karst in Huanglong (黄龙), China (2007) Geoscience: Snoopy Rock in Sedona, the US (2015)Geoscience: Niagara Falls, which eroding toward Lake Erie, in Niagara Falls, Canada (2015)Zoology: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (成都大熊猫繁育研究基地) in Chengdu, China (2007)Botany: In an early morning in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2009)Environmental Protection: “Bangkok’s green lung,” where nature is preserved on the opposite side of Chao Phraya River. From the rooftop of Mahanakhon Tower in Bangkok, Thailand (2020)Meteorology: The hurricane season is late summer in Cayman Islands (2012)Meteorology: The sunset in São Paulo, Brazil (2013)Astronomy: The “almost” supermoon seen the day after the April 2020 supermoon in Bangkok, Thailand (2020)Mathematics: The most famous parabola in Singapore (2016)Mathematics: “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” (神奈川沖浪裏) with the golden ratio. At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the US (2015)Physics: Buoyancy, “the fact of floating, being able to float or able to keep things floating” (OALD). On the Caribbean Sea (2012)Physics: Lift, “the pressure of air moving upwards on an aircraft when flying” (OALD). Near Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan (2017)Simulation: Landing at Haneda Airport with the B747 flight simulator at Thai Airways in Bangkok, Thailand (2020) Chemistry: Oxygen (氧气) against altitude sickness in Lhasa (3,656m), China (2007)Biomedical Science: Biopolis, an international R&D center at the one-north district in Singapore (2016)Public Health: Social distancing inside an elevator under the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand (2020)Architecture: Burj Khalifa under construction in Dubai, the UAE (2008)Architecture: The Japanese traditional timberwork, kigumi (木組み), designed by Kengo Kuma at a Starbucks in Dazaifu, Japan (2018)Civil Engineering: Brooklyn Bridge, a suspension bridge in NY, the US (2015). This is the film location of “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984)Civil Engineering: Harbour Bridge, an arch bridge in Sydney, Australia (2008)Mechanical Engineering: Tuk tuks in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Mechanical Engineering: A Hindustan Ambassador (out of production now) taxi stopping off at a gas station in Chennai, India (2009)Mechanical Engineering: The chassis of a Tesla’s Model S. In Hong Kong (2015)
