I’m Ken Kuwako, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment. “If you drop two objects with different weights at the same time, which one hits the ground first?” — how would you answer? Many people might say the heavier one falls faster. But in reality, that’s not the case. There’s a simple tool you […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer. Every day is an experiment. On a cold winter morning, you run a comb through your hair—only to have it puff up and refuse to settle. Ever sighed, “Static again”? That everyday annoyance actually has a lot to do with the material of your comb. And interestingly, the answer […]

This is Kuwako Ken, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment. Have you ever looked up at the sky from beneath a tank of water and felt like it was cut into a perfect circle? I had that exact experience at the penguin tank in the Sumida Aquarium. From the blue-tinted bottom of the […]

I’m Kuwako Ken, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment. Celery from the supermarket turning into a piece of lab equipment—sounds a bit surprising, doesn’t it? A student teacher, I, asked a simple but intriguing question: “Where exactly are the xylem vessels in celery?” To find out, they carried out an experiment using red […]

I’m Kuwako Ken, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment. Have you ever held your breath while peering through a microscope, stunned by the tiny world unfolding before your eyes? Together with trainee I, we observed water fleas. Using the carefully captured images taken from various angles, I’d love to introduce just how astonishing […]