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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Very nice episode!!
Impressed by how much Dr. Billings has done.
Who invented the world wide web?
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.
I LOVED THIS VIDEO!!!
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 .
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!
Dr. B has great ideas and inventions.
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!!
this was cool
I love this!
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?
Acellus is so awesome.
Incredible
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.
cool
The internet is cool
cool
Thank you for the lesson!
I never knew this. is how the internet works! i learned so much.
can’t believe that the internet used to not be a thing idk what I’d do without Wi-Fi that’s for sure
Cool episode
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.
i love R-51 he is so funny
How long did it take it to make internet safe?
R-51 Is so funny
This taught me so much about the internet.
Wow this episode was super interesting and cool!
After using the internet so much in my day-to-day life, finally being able to understand it better is amazing!
It was very interesting to learn about the first computer network. Fascinating!
It takes alot of courgae to have an idea this big and do something about it.
Cool
We are so grateful for you Dr B.!! Thank you for being so caring
So basically Dr. B heavily contributed to the making of the internet, wow that’s truly amazing! Also this Science Live was very inspiring.
So cool
so interesting
How are the cables water proof?
I am a fan of Malachi!! 💚 🩵
how long did it take to devlop platforms on the internet that are safe and reliable?
It’s interesting how Tim Berners-Lee was able to create the first website and also create HTML and HTTP back in 1991.
i love Science Live
Thank you for the information.
who made the internet?
very good video
I find the whole concept of the internet really interesting and extremely helpful. I wonder why it is called the gold internet.
How are the cables waterproof?
It is very interesting how the Internet works, I like this kind of video!
so freaking coolness!!!
Its interesting to me that two computers that are in different countries can communicate. That is crazy!
Good video.
Amazing, I love learning about the Internet
I just learned something new! Haha. Cool!
awesome !
Servers are cool
Nice why did they name it Gold
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!
Its truly amazing what people can do with numbers and persistence, how it so often just clicks when you think hard enough!
This is so awesome. The idea of having a secure Gold Internet is very inspiring; Thank you Dr. Billings!!
SO happy that the internet will be more private
It is so cool that I can’t believe it😎😍🥰😘😀😃😄😁😆👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how are the cables water proof?
how did they make the fiber optic cables water proof?
I learned so much! go Daniel!
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.
this is so cool!
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.
cool to know how it works
I wonder what people would even be doing a without Internet I would’ve been dying fr lol
Nice videos guys! You will see my comments way more.
cool
loved this science live
That is cool:) i have always wondered the science behind the internet.
I liked when that talked about how he invented carb free sliced bread
Do you think that the web will ever be completely secure
The Internet has changed life. When I was in school there was no internet, and we only had one computer in library.
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?
I can’t believe internet hasn’t always been around!
Great video!
Science is soooooooooooooo amazing!!!
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
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.
I loved learning about the internet.
Excellent truly Excellent
I liked when the Ventioneering Club talked about the internet!!
thank you very much.
I would like to know more about the internet’s history. Who made the Internet? How did it evolve to what it is today?
So cool 😎.
Hello doing last weeks watch. This is the right one.
How can i learn more about the servers? what do i need to study in school to understand it more
I thought R_51 knew everything?! 😜
nice!
whoa
Revolutionary
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.
did you get any of the royalties ?
How many companies tried to take the idea?
Cool episode!
I found it interesting to learn how things are sent and travel to servers on a glass fiber optic cables.
who named it gold internet
what kind of material is the underwater pipe made out of
I learn a lot with this video