名偵探柯南 空想科學讀本

 

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推理小說長久以來都是日本娛樂產業的長青題材，由青山剛昌創作的《名偵探柯南》，以中小學生喜愛的畫風，搭配單元劇節奏的故事編寫，開創出擁有跨世代粉絲的驚人成績。每年的劇場版電影都能拿下日本票房第三名左右的佳績，漫畫本篇更已破百本，聲勢幾乎可以比肩《航海王》。不過，由於推理故事的主軸總是離不開OO殺人事件，也讓長期連載故事裡的江戶川柯南，因為不間斷地遭遇各種命案，在網路上獲得「米花市小學生死神」的異名。這麼具有知名度的動漫作品，加上人物、劇情設定充斥著滿滿的吐槽漏洞，當然引來了傳說中的那個男人—柳田理科雄。他擅長用科學數據考證動漫內容裡的奇異設定，開創出空想科學讀本系列。而這本《名偵探柯南 空想科學讀本》便是一次夢幻的跨界合作，讓柯南迷們可以用另一個角度重溫經典名作，盡情享受這位「討厭的大人」，如何用左手物理、右手數學的科學雙臂，推翻屬於你我的童年回憶。

故事打從一開始，黑衣組織強灌工藤新一毒藥，導致他變成小學生體型，就已經開始不科學了。後續由阿笠博士發明的各項輔助辦案道具，更是超越當今科技的水準，無法由目前的科學能力重現。像是可以即時變聲成任何人的蝴蝶領結型變聲器，難處在於幾乎可以瞬間生成各種聲音；目前若要生成聲紋，至少需要數十秒，而且還得收集足夠的聲紋資訊。手錶型麻醉槍的功能，則比靜脈全身麻醉的效果強上萬倍，令人不禁對每次破案都得挨上一針的毛利小五郎之身心健康感到擔心。增強腳力鞋只是利用刺激腳部穴道的原理，就能增進十萬倍的踢力，人類的潛能真的是無限啊！這些為了能順利推進劇情而誕生的便利發明，可比擬哆啦A夢手中來自未來的神奇道具。

除了柯南過目不忘、觀察入微的推理能力外，劇中的各個知名配角，也都是逆天級的存在。像是可以空手破壞水泥電線桿的毛利蘭；能光速變裝，又擁有超強力撲克牌槍的怪盜小子；雖然住在關西，卻三天兩頭就出現在東京，和新一擁有同等能力與知名度的服部平次；世界空手道冠軍，速度快到可以閃避子彈的京極真；以及可以預判對手動作，提早三秒開槍並精確命中目標的狙擊神人赤井秀一。這些角色的能力如果對照真實世界的紀錄，每個人都可以加入復仇者聯盟吧。

話說回來，動漫作品本來就是天馬行空，讓讀者休閒娛樂之用。太認真地吹毛求疵，指正哪裡不夠真實、絕對不可能發生這種事，簡直就是在對愛好者潑冷水。不過，這正是《空想科學讀本》一直在做的事，也是它想藉由人氣爆棚的動漫領域，間接推廣科普知識的用心所在。對於真正熱愛柯南的粉絲來說，這本《名偵探柯南 空想科學讀本》才不會澆熄自己的熱情。頂多把它當成茶餘飯後的讀物，跟著作者一同虧一下柯南故事裡的盲點，依舊追著《名偵探柯南》看下去。

Mystery novels have long been one of the most popular and lasting genres in Japan's entertainment industry. Created by Gosho Aoyama, *Detective Conan* has achieved amazing success with a style of drawing that appeals to elementary and middle school students, combined with stories written in the rhythm of a TV series, where each episode has its own case. The series has attracted fans from different generations. Its theatrical movies have regularly ranked around third at the Japanese box office each year, while the manga has already passed 100 volumes, making its popularity almost comparable to *One Piece*. However, since mystery stories can hardly escape the familiar formula of "the XX Murder Case," Edogawa Conan has had to encounter one murder after another throughout the long-running series. As a result, he has even earned the nickname "the elementary school Grim Reaper of Beika City" on the Internet. Such a famous anime and manga series, combined with its many characters and plot settings that are full of things to make fun of, naturally attracted the attention of that legendary man—Rikao Yanagita. He is well known for using scientific data to examine the strange settings and impossible situations found in anime and manga. He created the *Hypothetical Science Reader* series. This book, *Detective Conan: The Hypothetical Science Reader*, is therefore a dream collaboration. It allows Conan fans to revisit this classic series from a completely different point of view and enjoy watching this "annoying adult" use physics with his left hand and mathematics with his right to scientifically tear apart the childhood memories we all share.

The story becomes unscientific right from the beginning. The Black Organization forces Shinichi Kudo to take a poison, causing him to turn into an elementary school student. The various gadgets invented by Professor Agasa to help Conan solve cases are even more unbelievable. Their technology is far beyond what modern science can currently reproduce. Take the Bow-Tie Voice-Changer, for example. It can instantly make Conan sound exactly like anyone he wants. The difficult part is that it can generate different voices almost instantly. With current technology, generating a person's voiceprint takes at least several dozen seconds, and enough voice data must first be collected. Then there is the Watch Tranq Gun. Its effect is supposedly tens of thousands of times stronger than intravenous general anesthesia. This makes me seriously concerned about the physical and mental health of Kogoro Mouri, who has to take a shot every time Conan solves a case. The Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes are even more amazing. Simply by stimulating certain pressure points on the feet, they can increase the power of a kick by 100,000 times. Human potential really is unlimited! These convenient inventions, created mainly to keep the story moving forward, are almost as magical as the futuristic gadgets carried by Doraemon.

Conan is not the only character with extraordinary abilities. Many of the famous supporting characters in the series are also ridiculously powerful. For example, there is Ran Mouri, who can destroy a concrete utility pole with her bare hands; Kaito Kid, who can change his appearance at lightning speed and has an extremely powerful playing-card gun; Heiji Hattori, who lives in Osaka but somehow shows up in Tokyo every few days and has abilities and popularity comparable to Shinichi; Makoto Kyogoku, a world karate champion who is fast enough to dodge bullets; and Shuichi Akai, a legendary sniper who can predict his opponent's movements, fire three seconds ahead of time, and hit his target with incredible accuracy. If we compared the abilities of these characters with real-world records, every one of them could probably join the Avengers.

That said, anime and manga are meant to be imaginative and entertaining. Taking them too seriously and constantly pointing out that something is unrealistic or absolutely impossible would simply ruin the fun for the fans. But that is exactly what the *Hypothetical Science Reader* series has always done. It uses the incredibly popular world of anime and manga as a way to indirectly introduce scientific knowledge to the public. For true Conan fans, a book like *Detective Conan: The Hypothetical Science Reader* will hardly kill their enthusiasm. At most, it is a fun book to read in your spare time, allowing you to join the author in making fun of the flaws and impossible details in Conan's stories—while continuing to follow *Detective Conan* as always.

馬偕牧師：從加拿大到台灣斜槓人生的冒險與創新

 

ISBN：9786269688821

小時候生了一場大病，多虧台北馬偕紀念醫院的醫治，才總算健康地長大。直到去年搬家入籍淡水，通勤往返間常看到淡水馬偕醫院，也注意到淡水老街裡有一條幽靜小巷叫馬偕街，便興起了想多了解馬偕博士的念頭。我找到這本《馬偕牧師：從加拿大到台灣斜槓人生的冒險與創新》童書，以淺顯易懂的文字，描寫馬偕一生對北台灣土地的熱愛與貢獻。

雖然這是由教友執筆而成的傳記，卻能秉持平實、不浮誇的文字，不帶傳教色彩地向青少年學子傳達馬偕不平凡的人生。在清末時期，台灣人多數仍在窮山惡水的環境中為生活奮鬥，即便有些大戶人家過著平順安穩的生活，但絕大多數的市井小民生活條件相當貧困。此時，遠從加拿大來的基督教長老教會年輕牧師，不知是天意還是巧合，選中了台灣作為他終其一生傳教事業的落腳地，真可謂天佑台灣。

當時南台灣的台南和高雄較早開發，已有外國傳教士設立教會，因此馬偕毅然決然地朝北台灣的淡水港作為傳教基地。以此為中心，他向外擴展教會版圖：東向宜蘭，南向桃竹苗。可以說，北台灣長老教會的根基，都是彼時馬偕一步一腳印地在荒郊野嶺「走」出來的。早期他甚至透過替民眾免費拔牙來吸引人潮講道，也真的讓許多原本飽受牙痛之苦的人受洗入教，或成為傳教過程中的助力。

馬偕博士對北台灣的貢獻多不勝數。除了前述一生替人拔牙兩萬顆的壯舉外，影響最大的，應該就是成立北台灣第一家西醫院偕醫館，原址就在淡水的馬偕街上。之後，更由長老教會出資成立了眾所周知的馬偕紀念醫院，成為北台灣的重要醫學中心。另一項許多台灣人可能不知道，但影響日常生活甚深的義舉是，馬偕曾從外國引入九種蔬菜種子，以改善先民因長期營養不良造成的易病體質：高麗菜、花椰菜、豌豆、紅白蘿蔔、番茄、西洋芹、大頭菜和甜菜。未來在菜市場看到這些蔬菜時，應會感念馬偕的恩惠。

此外，現在已改制為真理大學的理學堂大書院（又名牛津學堂），是當時北台灣第一間西方學校，甚至打破男尊女卑的封建思想，開設了第一間女子學校淡水女學堂，原址在今天的淡水純德小學。馬偕領先時代近百年地推行女性應有的平等受教權。建設這些醫院、學校的資金，都是遠從加拿大長老教會信徒奉獻而來。可以看見理想型的宗教組織，小則移風易俗、安定人心，大則造福社會、扶弱濟貧。

個人淺見，雖然近年來台灣瘋媽祖等民俗活動逐漸受到重視，投入了大量人力物力舉辦，但多半仍侷限於信仰層面的益處，無法對大眾民生產生具體、積極的幫助。若台灣佛道教能將對神明的誠心與力量，轉化為促進社會向上提升的具體行動，如同台語俗諺講的「要神也要人」，將是台灣之福。

When I was a child, I suffered a serious illness, and thanks to the treatment I received at Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital, I was able to grow up healthy. It wasn’t until last year, after moving to and registering in Tamsui, that I frequently passed by Tamsui Mackay Hospital during my commute. I also noticed a quiet little alley in the old street called “Mackay Street,” which sparked my curiosity to learn more about Dr. Mackay. I found this children’s book, Pastor Mackay: From Canada to Taiwan – A Slasher Life of Adventure and Innovation, which uses clear and accessible language to depict Dr. Mackay’s lifelong love for and contributions to northern Taiwan.

Although this biography was written by a fellow believer, it maintains a straightforward and unembellished style, conveying to young readers the extraordinary life of Mackay without any missionary agenda. During the late Qing Dynasty, most Taiwanese people were still struggling to survive in harsh and remote environments. While some wealthy families lived relatively stable and comfortable lives, the vast majority of ordinary people faced severe poverty. At this time, a young pastor from the Presbyterian Church in Canada—whether by fate or coincidence—chose Taiwan as the place to devote his life to missionary work, truly a blessing for the island.

Southern Taiwan, particularly Tainan and Kaohsiung, had been developed earlier, with foreign missionaries already establishing churches there. Mackay, therefore, resolutely chose Tamsui Harbor in northern Taiwan as his missionary base. From there, he expanded the church’s reach eastward to Yilan and southward to the Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli regions. One could say that the foundation of the Presbyterian Church in northern Taiwan was built step by step by Mackay, literally carving out a path through the wilderness. In the early days, he even attracted crowds to his sermons by offering free tooth extractions, which truly helped many people suffering from dental pain to receive baptism or become supporters of his missionary work.

Dr. Mackay’s contributions to northern Taiwan are innumerable. Beyond the feat of extracting 20,000 teeth in his lifetime, one of his most significant achievements was establishing the first Western-style hospital in northern Taiwan, the “Mackay Clinic,” originally located on Mackay Street in Tamsui.

Later, with funding from the Presbyterian Church, the well-known Mackay Memorial Hospital was founded, becoming a key medical center in northern Taiwan. Another act, perhaps unknown to many Taiwanese but profoundly affecting daily life, was Mackay’s introduction of nine types of vegetable seeds from abroad. This initiative helped improve the health of local people who had long suffered from malnutrition: cabbage, cauliflower, peas, red and white radish, tomato, celery, rutabaga, and beetroot. Seeing these vegetables in the market today, one should remember Mackay’s generosity.

Furthermore, the “Lixuetang College” (also known as the “Oxford College”), now transformed into Aletheia University, was the first Western-style school in northern Taiwan. It even challenged the feudal mindset of male superiority by establishing the first girls’ school, “Tamsui Girls’ School,” whose original site is today’s Tamsui Chunde Elementary School. Mackay was ahead of his time by nearly a century, promoting women’s right to education. The funding for building these hospitals and schools came from Presbyterian Church believers in Canada. This shows how an ideal religious organization can, on a small scale, improve customs and stabilize people’s minds, and on a large scale, benefit society and support the disadvantaged.

In my personal view, although in recent years Taiwan has increasingly focused on folk activities such as the “Mazu Festivals,” which involve large investments of time and resources, they mostly remain confined to faith-based benefits and do not produce concrete, practical improvements for the general public. If Taiwan’s Buddhist and Taoist communities could transform their devotion and energy toward the gods into concrete actions that promote societal progress—just as the Taiwanese saying goes, “serve both gods and people”—it would be a true blessing for Taiwan.

博物館與它的產地

在人手一台智慧型手機、隨時連網的時代，上至盤古開天的天文地理，下至古往今來的人文風貌，只要開啟螢幕、動動手指滑一滑，知識便即時呈現在你我眼前。相信很多人都已想不起上次逛博物館是在哪一年了。

《博物館與它的產地》這本書書名，致敬了《哈利波特》外傳電影《怪獸與牠們的產地》，然而有趣的不只是書名。整本書雖然只在談論博物館，卻寫出了趣味，也寫出了深度。它確實打動了讀者，激起再訪博物館的念頭；相信這也是作者郭怡汝寫作的初衷——她做到了！

博物館的起源相當有意思，最初只是歐洲的國王與貴族，基於個人喜好，蒐藏各種人文、自然和藝術品，放在私人官邸或寓所中，逮機會向他人炫耀。但在法國大革命之後，其他國家的國王為了顯示自己與人民站在同一陣線，也紛紛開放自家的寶物收藏供大眾參觀。這樣的博物館形式，之後更逐漸轉變為各國宣揚國力與提升國民知識的政策手段，普遍實行於世界各地。說來真是諷刺——人類文明竟然受惠於這些王公貴族為滿足私利、囤積奇珍異寶的心態，得以保存無數珍貴文物，流傳至今。

書的後半段以豐富精彩的文字，如數家珍般地向讀者介紹世界各大知名博物館的起源，以及不可錯過的鎮館之寶。博物館不僅展示歷史古蹟，其本身的建築、地點與興建背後的歷史，也都是人文史的重要事件。

從同屬亞洲的東京國立博物館開始，接著向西前進，來到俄羅斯的隱士廬博物館，它過去竟是鼠患猖獗的行宮，為了解決問題，還養了不少擁有官銜的貓。收藏最多法老王文物的埃及開羅博物館，以及文藝復興發源地義大利的烏菲茲美術館，其館藏藝術品之美，據說甚至會讓遊客「美到生病」。德國有一個由多個博物館構成的柏林博物館島，法國的羅浮宮因小說《達文西密碼》聲名大噪，成為家喻戶曉的景點，而法國另一座知名的凡爾賽宮則以收藏皇室寶物為主。曾是日不落帝國的英國，藉由殖民與掠奪，成就了全球館藏最豐富的大英博物館。美國的史密森尼學會擁有最奇特的創立傳說，發展成全美最大的博物館聯盟。紐約的大都會藝術博物館雖為私人組織，卻在時尚界擁有不可動搖的地位。想一探美洲古文明的寶藏，非得造訪墨西哥國家人類學博物館不可。從收容囚犯到享譽全球的博物館，澳洲博物館無疑是澳洲自然生物館藏最豐富的代表。

作為一本台灣原創的博物館科普書，當然也為台灣各大博物館留下了詳盡介紹。從因國共內戰而搬遷至台灣的國立故宮博物院、日治時期為宣揚殖民政績所設的國立臺灣博物館、擁有最多動植物標本的國立自然科學博物館、到由私人企業家發願創立的奇美博物館，全都是國內旅遊、寓教於樂、闔家出遊的絕佳去處。