Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! I pulled a bag of potato chips out of my backpack on a mountaintop at 2,237 meters, and it was puffed up like a balloon. It looked perfectly normal when I bought it at the supermarket down below. So what happened? And the […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your friendly Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! 【This article is also available as a radio episode!】 Quick question: do you have a pencil nearby? If so, let’s try a little experiment. Pinch the pencil between your two index fingers, one on each end, and press them together. How does […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Ever wonder what a bug is looking for when it dives headfirst into a flower? I managed to catch insects tucked inside both a dandelion and an azalea. In spring meadows and backyards, tiny creatures always seem to know exactly where they’re going, […]

Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer here. Every day is an experiment! Have you ever been surprised by a chopstick in a glass of water that looks snapped in two, or even seems to have a backwards twin? This time, I used a glass and a pair of disposable chopsticks to explore some strange tricks of light […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Point a laser pointer at a wall, and a bright red or green dot pops into view. But the path the light takes from the pointer to the wall? Normally, you can’t see it at all. The light is definitely traveling through that space, […]