This is Ken Kuwako, the Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Have you ever been following a recipe and wondered what “a pinch of salt” really means? In the world of chemistry, we have a similar situation with several ways to express “concentration,” and scientists choose the best one for the job. Today, let’s […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer. Every day is an experiment. Did you know that your voice has a unique “shape,” just like a fingerprint? Wouldn’t it be cool to see the invisible sounds of your laughter, a serious conversation, or your favorite song lyrics in real-time, just like a scene from a movie? If […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer. Every day is an experiment! “Thump-thump, thump-thump…” Can you imagine this small organ, your heart, working tirelessly inside your chest, pumping an amount of blood equivalent to about 40 oil drums throughout your body in a single day? Yet, many middle school students find it hard to grasp what […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer, and for me, every day’s an experiment! Today, I want to share a beautiful and bizarre experiment called Prince Rupert’s Drop that I did with my science club students. It’s truly fascinating how we can take a common material like glass and see it behave in ways that defy […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer! Every day is an experiment! 【This article is also available as a radio broadcast!】 Tokyo Disneyland, a land of dreams and magic. Did you know that this place, where everyone smiles, actually hides many “seeds of science”? What might seem like pure magic at first glance reveals surprising mechanisms […]