Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. I took a motor apart to see what was inside. I was sure there’d be some complicated machinery in there, but all I found was a coil and a magnet. Just those two things. And yet they power electric fans, electric cars, and even drones. So […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. “This flower has six petals, right? Well, it turns out they’re not all petals.” Irises were blooming in my parents’ garden, so I stopped to take a good look. Standing in front of those vivid blue-purple blooms, I found myself wondering, “Which part […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Why does cutting an onion make you cry? You run into onions in the kitchen almost every day, but they’re actually pretty fascinating plants. This time, I took a good, close look at one. Onions Are Monocots Onions are monocots. That means that […]

Ken Kuwako here, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. When you cut open an apple, do you toss the core because it’s “the part you can’t eat”? Here’s a twist: in the world of botany, that discarded core is the real fruit. So what, exactly, is the sweet, juicy part we all love […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Have you ever noticed that a bicycle keeps rolling straight even when you let go of the handlebars? Strangely enough, those little spinning wheels have a deep connection to the way rockets hold their position in space. They look like completely different machines, but […]