Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer. Every Day is an Experiment. You’re panting, struggling up a steep hill. Just as you think, “I can’t do this anymore…,” you click the left-hand lever. Click! Suddenly, the desperate, heavy drag on the pedal disappears like magic! Many of you have probably been saved by this “magic,” right?But have you […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer, and for me, every day is an experiment. What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “studying science”? Maybe it’s thick textbooks, complicated jargon, and endless memorization. But what if your very first science lesson was a treasure hunt? Wouldn’t that get you excited? In reality, the area […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Have you ever heard the word “Elekiter”? The Elekiter was the very first full-scale “static electricity generator” to be officially introduced to Japan. 【Listen to this article on the radio here】 Quoted from “Biography of Gennai Hiraga” (Shueisha) The man who repaired and restored […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Have you ever heard the story about a bag of potato chips puffing up and almost bursting when you take it up a high mountain? This phenomenon is actually the work of “the power of air (Atmospheric Pressure)”, a force we completely ignore in […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Which Way Does Current Flow? Chasing Electron Beams with a Crookes Tube! The topic of “current direction” taught in middle school science is surprisingly deep and fascinating once you start talking about it. Your textbook says that “electric current flows from the positive (+) […]