Introduction to Inventioneering

October 29, 2025  •  EPISODE 284

What does it really take to create something that changes the world? In this episode, Dr. Roger Billings introduces Inventioneering—the blend of creativity and engineering that turns ideas into reality. But inventioneering isn’t just for scientists and engineers—it can be applied to any career or project. Students are invited to take on a special challenge: design and submit their own t-shirt for a chance to have it featured in the Acellus Store!

About DrB

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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  1. Anongluck

    I love your science live and every subject in Acellus.

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  2. Khloe

    I love science live

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  3. Addyson

    Loved Robotics and love the history teacher

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  4. Hamzah

    The best teachers ever!!

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  5. Tyler

    Hi from South Africa!

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  6. Assiah

    This Acellus Gold Edition is so fun, and I love the difrent courses

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  7. Mouhanna

    Hi from Virginia.

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  8. Calvin

    Hi from Ohio

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  9. Landon

    Hi from West Virginia

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  10. Tulasi

    I love dancing and I think since Pajet is a dancer she should teach a dancing course. I inventioned that idea:)

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  11. Evangeline

    Wouldn’t let us comment last night during the live show, but she loved the live and came out talking all about. She did have a question on ,what even made you want to make a hydrogen car?

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  12. Kaydense

    Happy Halloween from Texas!

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  13. Dominic

    Will the new class be for high school?

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  14. Carrick

    Observing this fantastic piece all the way from Bulgaria.

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  15. Andrii

    Hello Teachers, on average how long does it take to make an Acellus course?

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  16. Rebecca

    Hi from Thailand.

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  17. Shayla

    Hi from Germany! I love watching R-51 “invent” pumpkin day!

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  18. Isabella

    how long does it take to be an engineer

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  19. Gael

    Hello from the Dominican Republic

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  20. Jay

    Dr. Rodger is so funny, as is R51, loved the shirt joke LOL

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  21. Isabella

    How old were you when you invented your first thing?

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  22. Kayla

    Loved today’s science live and t-shirt idea.

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  23. Olivia

    Hi from Dallas Texas!

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  24. Keith

    Today in the “Technology Spotlight” I learned a lot about ultrasound and sonograms and I think that a 4 dimensional sonogram is an incredible idea and from the images and clips Dr. John showed in the video I believe that this would be very useful and accurate (for humans of course not just pigs).

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  25. Heindre

    How much will the shirt cost

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  26. Simonay

    R-51 is really funny, he makes me laugh.

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  27. Hoai

    Hi from VN!! Science is the bestttt!! Really enjoy it.

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  28. Zayne

    Best history teacher.

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  29. Evan

    Hello from Texas

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  30. Zander

    Watching from Idaho

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  31. Aj

    love the conspiracies

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  32. J

    Thanks for the inspiration on coding and shirt ideas. Happy Pumpkin Day.

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  33. Junijayson

    Computer science is really cool , I had fun learning it

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  34. Nash

    best part of my day! Can’t wait till next week Wednesday.

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  35. Bridge

    Hi from Alaska!

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  36. Musa

    Quite lovely to see that students can now view the comments of each other under every live, interesting to read those.
    Live itself was great overall. Nice to see ” r-51 ” again. Absolutely love the course idea!

    Hopefully we will see some good shirt designs coming in soon.

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  37. Mia

    Hello from Japan!! I love Science live, I learned so much from it, and its really fun to watch!

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  38. Mia

    This was my first time watching science live. It was so much fun. I think a class on conspiracies and myths for history would so much fun. I think just talking about them is so much fun, a whole class would be amazing.

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  39. Kristina

    It was an interesting and inspiring episode to watch this week. It really gives me motivation to watch the science lives each week. I’m looking forward to the next one!

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  40. Kaelin

    How do I know a problem is worth an invention?

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  41. Keanu

    Hi from California!

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  42. Tristen

    I’m from Tennessee. I wonder if you could review the distinction between an invention and a discovery.

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  43. Kiara.s

    I like that Acellus has decided to add conspiracy theories as a course.

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  44. Marie

    I love Dr. Roger Billings his is so funny and makes my day sometimes.

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  45. Daniel

    The thoughts about conspiracy theories was intriguing

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  46. Shelby

    I like how you talked about how you have to put work and effort into what you want to do it wont just come you have to work for it. And when you work hard enough you will acheive it was really inspiring.

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  47. Dimitris

    When inventing, if you have inspiration, hard work does not seem hard.

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  48. Sirinyamaat

    I like that T-shirt “A mean Oh acid “. It sure has an attitude!

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  49. Kaoru

    I’m from Hawai’i n I love to learn about science

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  50. Abigail

    Science Live is interesting to me because of all the different topics they talk about with each separate live.

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  51. Caroline

    I love R-51

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  52. Robert

    Thank you for this program. It is the best!

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  53. Y’zell

    Hey guys! Today’s science live was super interesting! I’m really excited for the new conspiracy theories class, I have always been interested in it, so I can’t wait.

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  54. Aaron

    My family and I have really enjoyed watching the weekly videos. Thank you!

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  55. Joshua

    Is conspiracy theories gonna be in middle school or high school?

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  56. Julian

    I loved the t-shirts they were unique and very funny

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  57. Jayla

    4D ultrasounds are genius.

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  58. Emma

    Could ultrasound only be used in the medical field? How else could this technology be used?

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  59. Dusti

    These videos make me want to keep learning about Science

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  60. Charley

    Hi from Tennessee! I am excited for the new course. I like the t-shirt idea as well. A part that amazed me was how a 3d picture of a pigs liver was able to be made and its so detailed

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  61. Nyelle

    Hi from Massachusetts. The science live episodes are both entertaining and educational, making for a great combination!

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  62. Aiden

    science live is the best

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  63. Rebekah

    This is a great idea for people to explore there their creative talents and ideas. Thank you for the information and I hope you have a wonderful week!

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  64. Amaris

    I love new inventions.
    i love SCIENCE! live!!!!! It is so fun learning new stuff!

    Sincerely Amaris.

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  65. Olivia

    I think inventions are cool and it will be cool to see how they will advance in the future

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  66. Kayleigh

    it so cool how many kids all around the world use acellus. Happy halloween

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  67. Jonah

    Hello from down in Merida in Mexico!! I love the Idea of conspiracies in History class!!

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  68. Anonymous

    I made this shirt, I hope you like it!

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  69. Jordan

    Hello from Nevada! Love getting to tune in on Science Live! and I think the public comments are a great feature!

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  70. Sebby

    History is my favorite because of this teacher. He has great analogies. I can’t wait for this class. Why do you think people are so drawn to myths and mysteries?

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  71. Eden

    The Synonym rolls shirt made me giggle. Thanks for the awesome video!

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  72. Mason

    Acellas is the best

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  73. Jackson

    Hello from Tennessee, i cant for the new conspiracy theory course.

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  74. David

    I’ve learned a lot about theories that focus on developing a product that can be implemented in practice, not just a theory.

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  75. Emma

    Hi from Texas! I love his history class!

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  76. Khyrah

    I love watching your lives there so funny and educational!

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  77. Iris

    Watching Roger Billings every week gives me more insight about things around us, including things like science and technology. I love this weeks video about inventioneering!

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  78. Sebastian

    This week’s show was great and R 51 was the best part!

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  79. Alex

    I really love watching these science news live!

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  80. Allison

    I love to do coding. I wish I could go that class in May by Mr. Todd. It sounds like it will be really interesting and fun. I hope I can do the course when it comes out.

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  81. Isabelle

    Wow! This was fun to watch! I love the pumpkin guy.

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  82. Kelby

    It is fascinating to know how well people improve with practice in coding being exposed in early years of school, and how it effects and shows progress in other subjects! I wonder if it is because coding could help encourage creativity

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  83. Derick

    Hi, Mr. Billings I hope your doing well.

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  84. Marleyna

    I did not know about coding statistics and how beneficial coding is for students. I thought it’s super cool we’ve added a intro to coding course to acellus! I learned a lot about cameras and how they started off as something much bigger then the small cameras we have today. I’d love to take the conspiracy theory course with Dr. Edmond. I thought the t-shirts were hilarious. I always learn so much from these videos. From Missouri!

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  85. Kaiden

    DraB said that a creative bedroom/work place can help you have more creative ideas and creative skills. But how could you make your work space more creative.

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  86. Kasen

    Here!

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  87. Favour

    Can’t wait for new course!

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  88. Noah

    i love science

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  89. Lillian

    All my family gathers together so we can watch Science Live all at once, Wednesdays are my new favorite <3

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  90. Jasmine

    Hi from Georgia!
    I was very interested when they talked about Area 51, that’s a topic I love talking about.

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  91. Jesus

    I really enjoy watching these science videos

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  92. Allyson

    Comment* Hi from Texas!
    Love science live, and love Mr. Todd Edmond for History!

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  93. Terrence

    I love Science live, Coming from Florida😎

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  94. Victoria

    Oh wow, it is cool to see fellow students now! Hello from TX

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  95. Jocln

    Dr. B is so inspiring! I love to watch Science Live!

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  96. Gabriella

    Hello, from NJ , I really enjoyed the part where they talked about the T-shirts and when they talked about Area 51.

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  97. Sebastian

    I really love Tobias and Dr. John; they are my favorites!

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  98. Lillian

    To begin with, it is cool that Todd Edmond is on this episode Todd Edmond is a very smart teacher, and I think that he could become the next Roger Billings. Also, it is so amazing how much NASA has improved. For example, in the start of NASA . For example, NASA they could have not made such a awesome aircraft like the one they just made NASA has come a long way and NASA is only going to get better from here.

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  99. Beckett

    Loved the area 51 part and conspiracy theory!

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  100. Texas

    Hi, the news about the new subject is so cool. This was awesome!

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  101. Pamela

    Hi Acellus I have created a shirt for people to know what to be a homeschool is.

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  102. Ezekiel

    I love watching the Roger Billings Scholarship Program. I enjoyed that Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.

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  103. Nayla

    Inventioneering is about coming up with new ideas and turning them into real things that can help people or make life easier. It’s kind of like being an inventor and an engineer at the same time because you get to imagine something and then figure out how to build it. Also can’t wait to see the new t-shirts!

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  104. Cheyenne

    Wednesday is my favorite day of the week. Why, you ask? Science Live. I live for Acellus. I was BORN for it. First thing I think about when I wake up? Acellus. Last thing I think about before going to sleep? Acellus. When I’m dreaming? Also Acellus. It’s all I do. Science Live is the highlight of my week, EVERY week. I eagerly wait for hours, ticking down the seconds until the show starts. I cook a Thanksgiving-esque feast every Wednesday in honor of Science Live. And I have a shrine set up in the corner of my room to the biology teacher Mark Rogers, too. Thank you so much Acellus, I love you!!! <3 ;^) I love the sonogram machine

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  105. Diana

    Hello from Michigan! I really liked the camera presentation, Dr. Tobias is really funny!

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  106. Lilabellec.

    Hi, I’m Lilabelle from Mexico!

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  107. Drew

    I really enjoy learning from Science Live! R-51 always makes me laugh. This is a T-shirt I designed based on a science joke I made up.

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  108. Pamela

    Hi Dr.Billings I watched today’s video. I created some shirts that I hope you like them.

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  109. Madelyn

    Hi Mr. Billings. My name is Madelyn Flores. I am from San Antonio, Texas. Did you know I want to be a scientist when I grow up? I want to be a marine biologist. What is your favorite experiment of all time?

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  110. Saydi

    I loved this, but I’m very intrigued about the conspiracy theories course! One of my favorite parts were when we saw the t-shirt designs

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  111. Rylee

    Mr Billings is very funny, i wish he made some appearances in some of my classes.

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  112. Joshua

    Hi from Spokane, WA! Tuning into Science Live is the highlight of every week!

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  113. Joshua

    The video was very interesting, thank you for the advice on how to inventionneer and not to lose sight of my goals. This episode of Science Live truly inspired me to become a better version of myself. I especially loved the part were Doctor Tobias gave the speech on the history of the camera. I believe everyone should be like Steve Sasson, who went to extreme length to make his idea a reality, the digital camera.

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  114. Jayden

    R 51 is my favorite part of the science lives.

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  115. Baylee

    I’m excited for the opportunity to design a t-shirt idea. I can’t wait to see which ones get picked!

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  116. Joshua

    Hello from NY! Wondering if there could be an actor or improv class that could be added.

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  117. Margarita

    Loved watching the science live, you are all great teachers.

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  118. Ryan

    This is an interesting topic because I might want to be a doctor. Thank you

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  119. Jayden

    I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING FROM DR JOHN

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  120. Kylah

    This is my first week with acellus. I am excited to learn.

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  121. Alyssa

    Hi from Georgia! Todd Edmond; the BEST history teacher in history!

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  122. Landon

    I think I uploaded my shirt, can someone let me know?

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  123. Kyleen

    Conspiracy theories are a really cool thing to learn about.

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  124. Bennett

    I got my Grandpa watching all of the Science Live Episodes!

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  125. Jayden

    Hi from South Carolina!

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  126. Lily

    I love watching Science Live. I enjoyed the camera presentation.

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  127. Lily

    Hello from Nc

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  128. Edward

    Hi from Florida.

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  129. Hồ

    Best history teacherr I love my history teacher

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  130. Marius

    Today I have learned about Sonograms cameras and other inventions.

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  131. Michael

    I really enjoy watching R-51, he makes me laugh. I liked when he said “Don’t just invent the shirt, Be the shirt” and i liked his dinosaur piggy bank.

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  132. Jack

    Hi from Massachusetts! Love the show.

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  133. Audrey

    Creating a course of conspiracy theories would be excellent for those who enjoy diving deeper into theoretical and controversial topics and ideas!

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  134. Zymia

    Ha omg the pumpkin

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  135. Jeremiah

    I learn a lot from Mr Edmonds’ class.

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  136. Lalah

    Science live is the best time of the week so thank you Roger for the jokes and everything.

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  137. Jayden

    hey my day was good how was yours hope it was good

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  138. Anniston

    I think a shirt that glows in the dark would be cool

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  139. Daniel

    Inventing is cool

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  140. Samson

    Hi From Texas, science is great

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  141. Zachary

    hello from virginia

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  142. Cayden

    Hello from Illinois!

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  143. Greyson

    I always learn something new and interesting about science inventions from history – like the film and photo technology

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  144. Ace

    The highlight of my week.

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  145. Daniel

    Inspired!

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  146. Allison

    Watching from Illinois, great work as per usual.

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  147. Josiah

    Will the new course be available for all ages? History is my favorite subject!

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  148. Colton

    I love having an organized desk

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  149. Kento

    Hi from Japan! I think it’s a great idea about this new funtion that make us see each other’s comments!

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  150. Landon

    I love the t-shirt idea!

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  151. Illionois

    How fast is super sonic?

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  152. Rose

    Hi from Canada!

    I love watching the r-51 parts the most in science live!

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  153. Loganthomas

    Thanks so much for creating Accelus
    I am graduating soon!!

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  154. Alina

    Love watching these videos! Interesting and fun!

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  155. Eric

    Hello from Illinois

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  156. Moriah

    Great Show 10-10 🙂

    Can’t wait for the new history course!

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  157. Lailani

    We look forward to this every week.

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  158. Trenton

    I really enjoyed when Roger Billings was showing all the T-Shirts designs, I thought they were funny. I enjoy watching the science lives every week because i learn new things.

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  159. Adrhianna

    I would like the stuff in the middle of a circle with the words underneath and centered. I just really liked this Idea so I decided I would go and to turn it because I thought it was cute.

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  160. Vince

    I can’t wait to see the new T-shirt.

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  161. Nicolette

    The shirts were hilarious 😂

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  162. Fintan

    Do you think aliens really exist?

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  163. Oliver

    “I liked the pig kidney part!”
    (Typed by mom)

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  164. Jose

    I think it’s interesting that we can use coding to make a robot dance or use it for medical purposes.

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  165. Raelynn

    Making a t shirt sounds like a lot of fun. Im new to acellus from South Carolina but new classes is good. I also enjoy watching the science live.I love that I can see who is in the leaderboard on classmates. Only thing I think would be better is a live classmates to talk to other people my age.

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  166. Ezra

    This is excellent, but hopefully the course on conspiracy theories is released ASAP!

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  167. Hayden

    I enjoy live science. (I’m from Florida.)

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  168. Olivia

    The new course seems like it would be a lot of fun

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  169. Anneliese

    Hi from CA. My brother is getting a degree in computer science. Also, that history class looks cool!

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  170. Ezra

    This is excellent, but hopefully the course on conspiracy theories comes out ASAP!

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  171. I'lon

    Hi I’m from Texas and i really how amazing it was and the area one was so funny he made me laugh so hard sciencelive is the best!

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  172. Maximus

    A shirt that changes color with temperature. (from Georgia)

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  173. Kaylie

    I really like the science behind all of this. It is very interesting.

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  174. Ali

    I loved learning about about Area 51

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  175. Wahuda

    it’s Wahuda from Atlanta. I love watching science live. What can we call someone who teaches conspiracy theories. We are looking forward to the new course about conspiracy theories. please could we get some more science and English courses?

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