The New Gold Internet

January 08, 2025  •  EPISODE 247

How was the internet created, and what does the future hold for online security? Discover the history of the internet’s invention and how it transformed global communication. Roger Billings unveils ‘The Gold Internet,’ a new, secure internet designed to protect privacy and data, ensuring a safer digital future.

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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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101 Comments

  1. Noah LaBrie

    Very nice episode!!

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  2. Matthew C

    Impressed by how much Dr. Billings has done.

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  3. Ajah Phifer

    Who invented the world wide web?

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  4. Benji S.

    Very interesting episode and one of my favorites! i especially liked the end of this episode about the seriousness of the internet and really emphasizing that really got me engaged.

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  5. aleiah rose

    I LOVED THIS VIDEO!!!

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  6. Persephone Davis

    Usually these videos my daughter ( student) an I (parent) watch together and she has questions and she wants to know more than I actually understand haha but this time she absorbed all she could and went running to tell her cousins and sisters everything she now knows bout the internet which is amazing since their whole life now needs that information to better use electronics that require the internet .

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  7. Ashvin Gurubatham

    It’s honestly so impressive how many different fields Dr. B has impacted 😂 We live in Northern VA and apparently the area has one of the most data centers in the world. And it all started with Dr. B! That is so cool!

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  8. Kennedy

    Dr. B has great ideas and inventions.

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  9. Nina

    I thought it was awesome to learn that Roger Billings created the first personal computer.
    He is super smart and I feel lucky that I am enrolled in Acellus Academy which he created and owns! I know I am going to learn so much from this online school!!

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  10. Aaron crane

    this was cool

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  11. Taylor Dalton

    I love this!

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  12. Elena

    Wait, on the electric map, why does no electricity lines go through South Dakota? They all stop like on the border of it.
    I understand that’s not a full map but seriously, why is South Dakota being left out. Won’t it get lonely?
    Please, someone noticed this right?

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  13. Audrey E

    Acellus is so awesome.

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  14. david sandoval

    Incredible

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  15. Lawrence Berdan

    How long did it take to develop? I can’t imagine not having internet. I like how you all recognize the importance of safety with using the internet.

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  16. Yusuf Aboshihata

    cool

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  17. Daniel Cutler

    The internet is cool

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  18. Lydia hales

    cool

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  19. Cara Leigh Phillips

    Thank you for the lesson!

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  20. Deegan Adkins

    I never knew this. is how the internet works! i learned so much.

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  21. Leeland Whitehouse

    can’t believe that the internet used to not be a thing idk what I’d do without Wi-Fi that’s for sure

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  22. Roberto VAsconcellos Lamha Junior

    Cool episode

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  23. Elliana Roosma

    It is crazy to think that Thomas Edison’s invention of the lightbulb is still relevant to the technology of today. I live in Alaska, and we are connected thru fiber that runs along the ocean floor, but we weren’t shown on your map. But more people are beginning to link to Starlink now.

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  24. Ruth Baldwin

    i love R-51 he is so funny

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  25. Camren

    How long did it take it to make internet safe?

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  26. Elijah Baldwin

    R-51 Is so funny

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  27. Angelina

    This taught me so much about the internet.

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  28. Libby

    Wow this episode was super interesting and cool!

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  29. Alyia

    After using the internet so much in my day-to-day life, finally being able to understand it better is amazing!

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  30. Levi Parypa

    It was very interesting to learn about the first computer network. Fascinating!

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  31. Adaline Allred

    It takes alot of courgae to have an idea this big and do something about it.

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  32. Eva

    We are so grateful for you Dr B.!! Thank you for being so caring

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  33. Justin Estevez

    So basically Dr. B heavily contributed to the making of the internet, wow that’s truly amazing! Also this Science Live was very inspiring.

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  34. Brynnleigh

    So cool

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  35. Gracelyn Weitz

    so interesting

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  36. Autumn Coleman

    How are the cables water proof?

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  37. Connor S. Alif

    I am a fan of Malachi!! 💚 🩵

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  38. claire Rippon

    how long did it take to devlop platforms on the internet that are safe and reliable?

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  39. Jaxon Cunningham

    It’s interesting how Tim Berners-Lee was able to create the first website and also create HTML and HTTP back in 1991.

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  40. Carly Wolfe

    i love Science Live

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  41. Hendrix Prophet

    Thank you for the information.

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  42. bentley sparks

    who made the internet?

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  43. Carmela Myers

    very good video

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  44. Cason Patterson

    I find the whole concept of the internet really interesting and extremely helpful. I wonder why it is called the gold internet.

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  45. Kaiden Velasquez

    How are the cables waterproof?

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  46. Barrett Pirtle

    It is very interesting how the Internet works, I like this kind of video!

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  47. Shoshanna

    so freaking coolness!!!

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  48. Rylee_rules

    Its interesting to me that two computers that are in different countries can communicate. That is crazy!

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  49. Tino Salazar

    Good video.

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  50. Amber Gomaa

    Amazing, I love learning about the Internet

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  51. Laci

    I just learned something new! Haha. Cool!

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  52. elizabeth

    awesome !

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  53. Ava w

    Servers are cool

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  54. Cayden Schoneberg

    Nice why did they name it Gold

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  55. Ezra Zarzycki

    AWESOME! Internet is fantastic, and everyone loves the internet! This was fantastic at teaching the history of the internet in more detail! I had no idea that Dr. Billings was involved in the creation of the internet! So cool!

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  56. Stefan Ginter Slavujevic

    Its truly amazing what people can do with numbers and persistence, how it so often just clicks when you think hard enough!

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  57. Illana M. Alif

    This is so awesome. The idea of having a secure Gold Internet is very inspiring; Thank you Dr. Billings!!

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  58. William Harrington

    SO happy that the internet will be more private

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  59. Nguyen huong tra

    It is so cool that I can’t believe it😎😍🥰😘😀😃😄😁😆👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  60. Xavier

    how are the cables water proof?

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  61. Noah Townsend

    how did they make the fiber optic cables water proof?

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  62. Kennady Brown

    I learned so much! go Daniel!

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  63. Nylah

    I really liked the inventioneers experiment. I really like how Dr.Billings really cares about safety on the internet and the safety of our generation, and the generations to come. Thx Dr.Billings for your contribution to the internet and trying to make it safe.

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  64. London

    this is so cool!

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  65. Andrew Waggoner

    This program is really inspiring all my class I took are great now I started this program in the 8th grade but i f I could I would’ve started sooner I learned so much for all of these amazing teacgres . the teachers are great and I hope for in the future that I learn slot more. Thank you all for teaching me the things I need to know.

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  66. caysen reynolds

    cool to know how it works

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  67. Onyx McKie

    I wonder what people would even be doing a without Internet I would’ve been dying fr lol

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  68. Onyx McKie

    Nice videos guys! You will see my comments way more.

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  69. youtube

    cool

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  70. Katie schwarz

    loved this science live

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  71. Kyndal

    That is cool:) i have always wondered the science behind the internet.

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  72. Elijah

    I liked when that talked about how he invented carb free sliced bread

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  73. David Rhoades

    Do you think that the web will ever be completely secure

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  74. Angela Kersey

    The Internet has changed life. When I was in school there was no internet, and we only had one computer in library.

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  75. Andres Flores-Ubeda

    I would love to see what else the internet has to offer to the world. What else could it contribute to our day to day lives?

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  76. Warren Kidd

    I can’t believe internet hasn’t always been around!

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  77. Zubaida Munguia

    Great video!

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  78. Blaine Holliday

    Science is soooooooooooooo amazing!!!

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  79. emma paradis

    i really enjoyed it i had a question though do the teenagers work there and like is there an acellus college that everyone who dose acellus can go to

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  80. Tate Pierce

    On the World Wide Web map, it looks like most of Africa has no internet access. Is that correct? I don’t think R51 will ever not be silly.

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  81. Jada R. S. Pace-Kitchen

    I loved learning about the internet.

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  82. Rahmatullah Nematy

    Excellent truly Excellent

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  83. Connor S. Alif

    I liked when the Ventioneering Club talked about the internet!!

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  84. Evangelina williams

    thank you very much.

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  85. Carson McConnell

    I would like to know more about the internet’s history. Who made the Internet? How did it evolve to what it is today?

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  86. Jude Aarden

    So cool 😎.

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  87. Marcial James

    Hello doing last weeks watch. This is the right one.

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  88. Nathaniel lewis

    How can i learn more about the servers? what do i need to study in school to understand it more

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  89. Coralynn Puska

    I thought R_51 knew everything?! 😜

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  90. abdulrazaaq

    nice!

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  91. Emmett wilson

    whoa

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  92. Albaraa

    Revolutionary

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  93. cameron

    how long did it take the internet to be developt so that it could be secure and safe for children and there personal history like address, phone number,etc.

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  94. Max McCall

    did you get any of the royalties ?

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  95. Max McCall

    How many companies tried to take the idea?

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  96. Makayla cook

    Cool episode!

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  97. Malina Perezchica

    I found it interesting to learn how things are sent and travel to servers on a glass fiber optic cables.

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  98. kaleo

    who named it gold internet

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  99. Max McCall

    what kind of material is the underwater pipe made out of

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  100. Dayana Castellanos

    I learn a lot with this video

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