285. The Invention Process
November 5, 2025 • EPISODE 285
How do you turn a great idea into a success? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings takes students through the invention process—from the first spark of inspiration to creating something people truly love. Featuring t-shirt designs by Acellus students, he explores what makes certain ideas stand out and connect. Discover how understanding the invention process can help you bring your own creative ideas to life—and turn them into success stories.
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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What is your favorite shirt Dr. Rodger Billings?
We love this program,This program have help my daughters so much!!! Thank you we really appreciate it!
I enjoyed learning about the invention process, thank you
I liked the fire flies t shirt
I love r 51
Wow I cant wait to tell my kids I was mentored by Roger Billings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is my T-shirt design. I hope it matches the theme you are looking for.
These T-Shirt designs are great examples of inventions! Everyone can be an inventor!
I love t-shirt #1, it’s cute and creative! (I love cars)
I do fashion design as a hobby and I have to say, I LOVE all of the shirts they are so creative much love from Georgia🍑.
I love this program! My favorite subject is Science. I love seeing how things are made and doing my own experiments.
When are the hydrogen trains coming out because they sound so cool. what is powdered ink? I like the shirt that says R51 did it and the one that says change the world.
I really loved the explanation of the printer!
I love R51! He is the best part of Science live!
Kickle pickle is so funnyyyy, I love science!
Loved all the shirts they were all so creative.
I look forward to Science Live every week!!!
Love the quote, “problems can be opportunity for invention”.
My family loves watching these videos!
Thank you Dr. Billings. I enjoyed this episode very much !
I love trying to come up with new ideas and shirt 52 is my favorite!
Can I get one of those Acellus shirts with my gold points?
Thank you guys so much for doing these science lives! I love that you guys are asking us on which shirts would sell best in stores and I am glad I could vote!
I really enjoyed shirt number one and hope to be able to buy it one day. I enjoy watching Science live with my mother and she says it reminds her of Mister Rogers in a way. I am very much into trains so I enjoyed the first part of the hydrogen trains info.
Thank you for all you do!
I really liked shirt number #3 and #10. All designs were very creative and cool. Love science ❤️
These shirts are a amazing idea to get people’s mind’s gears going. I love it
This was a great look into the process of invention. thank you for the educational video. loved hearing that girls story.
This is my idea and I drew its not very good but I think it’s a 💯
It says on the shirt
“Rose says Acellus is best.”
😁🫠😜😂
This was our first Wednesday session to watch and we enjoyed it!
I love shirt number ten. It was a very brilliantly created shirt. Very funny, I hear that quote once a week, and I love it.
I loved the first shirt because it reminded me of how you invented the hydrogen automobile!!!
R51 is funny!
Those T-shirts are amazing!
When is Mr. Edmond’s conspiracy class coming out? I am SOOO excited to take it!
I enjoy the progress we are making in humanity, Hydrogen in trains is a good step, and I’m sure it will help the earth. Love Science Live!
I live in Cleburne, TX. #10 is my favorite. “I want YOU to INVENT something.”
When life gives you lemons make fireflies 🤣
Dr. Billings, what made you want to start Acellus?
Trains are one of the best methods of travel in my personal opinion. The lack of public transit is one of the main issues of the country. The thing is that it allows people to get from point A to point B without breaking the bank. Plus, it allows people to socialize, which is a good thing since America is (wether intentionally or not) isolating by design. Having public transit could also reduce our usage of fossil fuels since carpooling reduces the amount of fossil fuels that are actually used. Plus, it could reduce traffic. Most cars have just one person in them, but often have more than 5 seats of space. Buses often hold a lot more people, and waste less space.
I love Acellus thanks for doing all this stuff
I love watching these science lives every week, also i learned so much, and it was so funny at the end with r 51.
Hello from Florida! I liked shirt 10 and 52.
I would want to invent something to make the world stay clean and not make it so dirty with trash.
this program is a whole lot better then sitting in a class room watching the time waiting to leave like i was.
From now on I’m going to call this the kickle pickle podcast. I really liked the “when life gives you lemons make fireflies” shirt.
Hi from the Bahamas! Great job everybody!
This is why I love Acellus, you can do so much while learning like this student does
Hi from Colorado! We are here watching today! Loved the shirts last week.
This video is a great mix of education and comedy!
I love to do my school work on acellus.
We are so excited to start this program, thank you for all the information and keeping it light with jokes and inspiring stories.
I thought it was so fascinating that in the 1930s, a man named Chester Carlson got a job in New York where you had to be a copier and write everything down by hand. I had no idea that back then, if people wanted to copy something, they’d have to write the entire thing themselves.
I thought that kickle pickle was very good way to tell if people were listening, it made me laugh. and i liked shirt 52 best!
I enjoy being apart of this program. I look forward to learning. This so more fun than when I was going to school in person.
All of the t-shirts were great ideas. My favorite was #5. I agree a clean environment helps us think better.
The tshirt ideas were so creative and it was hard to vote because they were all really cool and unique! I loved watching this episode!
Hello from Minnesota! I like the jacket Dr.Billings is wearing a lot. It reminds me of bioluminescence in the ocean.
listening in from west tennessee
How do you get over the slump in the invention process?
I really like how Problems: can be opportunities for inventions. Not to give up when things dont go as planned. Keep triying. Love today episode.
The part about Chester Carlson was very interesting.
My favorite shirt was also number 1. How cool would it be to have a hydrogen car.
“When life gives you lemons make fireflies” got me cackling!
Thank god for my mom having a printer so I can print off my Acellus certificate.
Having a printer makes everyone’s life better! Without printers we would have to write everything by hand… imagine how long it would take to write a book!
Hello! I’m from Houston Texas. I really like #11 and #12. 10/10 ♥️
I learned that the invention process starts with an idea and takes creativity, problem solving, and determination to make it real. This episode showed me that anyone can be an inventor if they keep improving their ideas and don’t give up. It inspired me to think of new ways to solve problems in everyday life.
I loved number 1, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12! Especially number 12!💡
I am so thankful for Acellus. It has been so nice not having to go to public school.
I am thankful this program it sparks creativity and is inspiring!
I like R-51.
The shirts were very funny, I have got to order one! 😂
Loving the Science Live videos R-51 is definitely my favorite part!
These videos are very inspirational, I am always intrigued!
All the shirts were so cool and I wish I could’ve made one to but it’s never too late to be an inventor 😌 ready for the next science live!
I also like how doctor Tobias said how problems are just opportunities. Also fun fact November 7th is Marie Curie’s birthday!
I thankful for having a printer. Shirt 6 was funny!
Maybe a shirt with pajet’s face and it says “stay positive”
Hey, I’m from Arizona! Science Live is PEAK! 🙂
That is awesome Dr.B what made you want to build the first hydrogen car
Can’t lie that r-51 shirt is the best around. lol
This video is great! And hello from Alaska!
Hey from North Dakota, Rihanna was very inspiring. I think I might join some other classes!
i love learning with Roger Billings
my parents said next time it snows we will put a water bottle out and do the freeze trick, they’ve done it before
I think one of the hardest parts of inventing is figuring out how to make the thing you want to invent.
I’m really grateful to be in this program and to learn how the invention process works.
❤️4,6,and 10 were awesome 😎 which one was your favorite ?❤️
Hydrogen trains are a great idea!
Shirt #6 was my favorite because it was so funny!
I’m thankful for being on this program ,and getting the help I need.
I love learning through acellus
I am so happy to be using Acellus.
I love science live!! from MT
50,000 gallons is a huge saving. That’s incredible.
Turning a T-shirt contest into a teachable moment about science experiments is genius.
kickle pickle that was so funny. I also feel bad for the people who didnt have a printer it would take forever to write stuff down like a book.
My favorite shirt is #12 !! It fits the program perfectly
#8 I like it cause I like r51’s humor
I liked the shirts, but my favorite one was the “opportunity is knocking”. I would’ve put that one in first place.
I like Kickle Pickle radio
Those shirt designs were impressive and so fun!!!
I’m very thankful for acellus I was so behind in school, but now I’m going to graduate early because I started doing Acellus
I am from Kentucky, and I am going to save for a t-shirt from Acellus Academy.
what Tobias said about warm paper is what I think of towels fresh out of the dryer. I’m like “Mmmm, towels.”
How come ice only forms on the wing of the plane? Or does it form on the front, and it simply doesn’t affect the lift since the front has little to nothing to do with the lift? Also, here is a shirt design I came up with and my little sister drew (big thanks to her, and the word Neil could also be NASA).
R51 is so funny! His shirt cracked me up!
I liked the shirt number 12# It was smart and creative and Thank you for the weekly science live it’s fun and interesting. Hello from South Africa
I lloooovve shirts 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Definitely ten! 😂
I really enjoyed this episode of Science Live. All of these shirts were amazing, and I’m very happy for everyone who got picked! Have a nice weekend!
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE
I think R 51 was pretty funny. That’s my favorite.
I will say my favorite shirt was for sure number 12 its very unique and i love everything about it! i loved all of the shirts but i will say that number 12 stood out to me and i would wear that a lot! i love watching these science lives and they make me think more highly of myself after watching them! its so cool to learn about new things every other science live.
Acellus adacemy is a very helpful program and it allows people to learn in a fun way. Science Live is also a very fun show and it always makes me laugh.
Science is amazing to learn about
I think it is cool how Acellus and Roger Billings included the top 12 T-shirt designs. It was also interesting to see that there were students participating from Spain and South Africa.
What makes hydrogen the most abundant element in the universe, and why is it so rare in Earth’s atmosphere?
I really liked the last t-shirt of uncle Sam! I want you to INVENT!
I thought shirt #8 was pretty funny
I am definitely a fan of T-shirt designs #1 and #10, I would wear them both.
I really liked this episode! it was amazing to see how inventions grow from a simple idea through designing, testing, and improving. It inspired me to start creating something myself!
I’m saving my coins for an ACD2.
SCIENCE LIVE IS REALLY NICE TO WATCH ,AND ACELLUS IS WAY BETTER THAN TIME4LEARNING BY THEY WAY, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK , SIR
I really liked shirt numbers 1, 7, and 10. Can’t wait to get my hands on them when they release in the Acellus store.
Did you know that water would boil in space at the second of release?
I love science live!!!!!!
I love this program.
That was a cool magic trick!
I thought that the water bottle that Dr. John showed was amazing thank you.
My mom is a pilot and she agrees that icing on an airplane can be very dangerous. It’s cool to hear about all of the ways to make the plane safer during ice.
I love how much i learn from these science live videos
The in-depth explanation of the printer was amazing. I never knew about that! I loved the first shirt! It looks very clean.
Comment I love shirt #11 because it reminds me of the I ❤️NY shirt and I think those are super cute! Also, the talk on how a printer works is fascinating; He really illustrates the process that the machinery undergoes quite well and efficiently! I feel confident in talking about and explaining about it to my friends hehehe! I love science live because I feel like it teaches us students about random yet necessary things that we think about especially as a small child, a funny example is when I went to the bank with my parents and they would send a check up through the machine in the drive-through and it would suck it up and bring it to the bank itself, I just thought that was so fascinating, but I never could understand or wrap my head around how exactly it worked hahah
I like the #1 t-shirt, today’s Science Live was great!
Thanks for teaching all this fascinating stuff Dr.Billings
I believe you have to be brave to invent things like the printer or a car or anything that we have today. You have to be willing to be laughed at in order to do something that could change the world. Also- all of the T-shirts were awesome.
My latest t shirt design
i really liked the 12 shirt. i was here last week but i forgot to send in my design :/ but im so happy to see the results they turned out excellent! on a side note i really appreciate Dr. Billings explainng that you dont need to have einsteins knowledge to invent and change the world. sometimes we limit ourselves by our circumstances or out limitaions that we forget that as humans the only thing putting limits to our success is ourselves. i hope everyone here finds their calling and successed in whatever carreer choice they decide to pressue.
Hello from Massachusetts, I really liked #1 and #10
I love science live and I am so thankful that I get to do this program
thank you for inspiring me to chase my dreams and to never give up when something dosen’t go right.
Any more info on the conspiracy theory class with Mr Edmond? (:
How many cars has Dr Billings has he made into hydrogen?
It amazes me on how people can create such big and incredible inventions from one small problem.
Hello from Ohio! Those Shirts are awsome! I really liked #1.
Shirt #5 is my favorite, but they all are amazing!
Wow! All the shirts were really good. I loved them! I always wondered how the copy machine was invented, super interesting.
P.S. I’m from South Africa.
My favorite shirt was number 7 the drawing was so cool.😎
Thank You so much Mr Roger Billings and Team, I truly Appreciate the time you put in to learn us new things. (;
You are the best Roger Billings!
I really enjoy the videos and school is now so much fun thank you so much Acellus for making school fun and easy to understand.
I always enjoy Science Live and this one is my favorite by a landslide.
I love shirt 52 🩷🩷🩷🩷!!!!!!
I really enjoy Acellus and watching science live
The shirts look awesome! In my opinion number 1 looks the best.
From Washington. I really liked #1 shirt, that was a great drawing.
My favorite shirt is ether 10 or 52 it’s so hard to decide of how funny they are 😂😂😂.
It’s so interesting that water even above freezing temp is still liquid and if you tap it on a table or anything it freezes really cool.
I love this live! It’s fun to look at everyone’s creative shirts! :]
Voting for a shirt was pretty fun to do and seeing all the shirt ideas really inspired me. R51 was also really funny :).
I like #3 best, but soooo many good ones. The uncle sam one made me lol 🤣
For Christmas I want those shirts!
Thank you so much for todays live i look forward to tuning in next week i love all of the T-shirts all of the designs are amazing!! have a great rest of your week everyone!!
Hello from Oklahoma! I loved all the shirts!
I really like learning with Acellus, especially world history
From New York! I love hearing about the invention process.
Wow! All those t-shirts were so fantastic and creative!
Commenting from Tampa Florida, all shirts look amazing keep up the good work!!!
Shelley here, from a small town in Montana. I’m a senior and I’ll be graduating soon!🖤Congrats to everyone that got picked for the t-shirt design contest! Thank you Dr. Billings, you’re very inspiring! Thank you and God bless! 🖤✝
I’m saving up my coins for the backpack, I’m currently 30% there
Hydrogen Trains! I wonder how Roger Billings was so far ahead of his time to know that Hydrogen would be the fuel of the future.
I’m happy to be with Acellus it is much better then my other school!
I really enjoyed how Roger Billings explained that invention starts with recognizing a problem and being curious enough to solve it. It reminded me that creativity isn’t just about ideas, but about persistence and learning from mistakes.
For Dr. John’s part, would there be a way to modify the plane so even if it went through a super cooled cloud, the ice wouldn’t become a problem?
Could Hydrogen trains be used for public transportation?*
My favorite was 10. Shame on you r•51! (Even if I did vote 51……)