I am Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Have you ever rubbed your hands together and blown a warm breath on them on a freezing winter morning? “My hands feel warmer, but am I actually generating heat?” Let’s look at this simple curiosity through the lens of science. Today, we are […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! 【This article is also available on Radio!】 Tiny blue flowers scattered at your feet, looking just like a handful of sapphires. Have you ever noticed these charming little blossoms while taking a spring stroll? Today, I’d like to introduce you to the Persian Speedwell […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! 【This article is also available on my radio show!】 Ever tried the “movable pulley” experiment in science class? In this classic lab, we compare two scenarios: lifting a load to the same height with and without a movable pulley. We measure the “pulling force” […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! If I asked you, “Which part of a strawberry are you actually eating?” most of you would probably point to that sweet, juicy red part. But what if I told you that, from a botanical perspective, that part isn’t actually the fruit at all? […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! When you hear the number 4.6 billion years, can you actually wrap your head around how long that is? It’s a scale so massive that it’s hard to feel any real connection to it. But if we represent the history of Earth—from its birth […]