How to Invent
November 19, 2025 • EPISODE 287
How do great inventions begin? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings breaks down the process of inventing—showing how curiosity, creativity, and simple problem-solving can grow into real innovations. Using Morse code as an example, he explains how messages are sent and demonstrates it with a telegraph key. A fun, practical look at how anyone can start turning ideas into inventions.
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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Hi Dr. Roger Billings. This Wednesday class was so interesting. I loved learning about morse code.
Very Intresting
Cool episode! I liked learning about morse code, it was fun to hear and watch.
Haha! The way that robot fell when the ball was thrown at it was so funny!
Morse code is so cool, I remember trying to learn some phrases in Morse code when I was younger!
how do you know if an invention is original?
Love this class
I like how science live is so creative about these things. its honestly amazing.
I loved seeing all the falling poses that where created! My favorite was the one where the robot’s head was resting on it’s arms and it looked like it was chillin’. What was yours Lady Paget?
i would love to learn more about more code.
I love science live.
Science live is the best!
Thank you
science live is the best!
Amazing video!!!
Robot technology is amazing!!!
I watch Science Live every week.
I love Science Live!
This was a very intersting science live.
Awesome video!
Hi from Florida!
Morse code is so awesome
I think Roger billings is cool!
I liked the part about teaching robots how to fall correctly. There is so much that goes into making these robots ready to be a part of our everyday lives. Can you make a class about robots and AI?
this is so cool
its really cool how our technology is evolving
I Love Science Live!! Keep it up
Learning about Morse code was very interesting
I love Acellus! And morse code!
Is there a limit on vectored instruction learning?
I’d love to have more activities like that!
i would love to learn about morse code
Since the future is focusing on robots and AI, what are good career fields to consider for the future.
Science live is always showing me something new!
Acellus is awsome!
We wouldn’t be where we are today in science if it wasn’t for the inventers in the early days.
I love Acellus. Thank you
Mr. Roger Billings
Morse code was awesome
I found this video really interesting and informative
It is amazing to know how email messages started. Very good assessment and invention.
Morse code is a very great skill to learn
Morse code looks like something I want to learn more about.
I love Science Live! Morse code was so wonderful!!
Morse code is very simple and cool
Morse code is interesting
Science live is a pleasure to watch.
Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors!
i have new found respect for morris code operators. It’s not an easy task.
I’ve been interested in Morse code. I think it’s really cool
Happy Holidays! I loved the part about the process it took to make the telegram.
I love science live!
I would love to learn Morse code.
I have recently been intrigued by morse code and have been wanting to learn about it!
I would appriciate a morse code activity
Science Live is so awesome!
Morse Code is very interesting
I love this a lot!!
Morse Code is awesome!
That sounds like a cool microscope.
Wow. So awesome!
Love it!
Science is cool
Science live is awesome!
I would love to learn more about morse code!
Morse code is so interesting to me!
I’ve been very interested in technology lately and would love to learn about it more. Great live as usual. 🙂
that’s cool
Amazing video roger billings!
Where would we be without inventors? I loved learning about how to program the falling into the robots. It was amazing to see how they fell without getting broken.
I’m learning sign launguage, and I’d love if you added another class for it so I could learn extra! And morse code would be really interesting
This is cool!
Really enjoyed this one. Morse code, Disney robotics?! Amazing! Thank you so much!!
Inventing is wonderful!
Mores code was a form of communication from a far distance. Now we have cellphones. Tech has come a long way to help us to communicate with family that we miss that live far away from us. Thank you Dr. B and Lady Pajet.
Inventing stuff is so cool!!
Memorising morse code would be so rewarding, i think!
Wow what a great and cool video! l love learning about” how to invent”
Morse code is awesome!
This is so cool!
I like the process you explained for making goals and figuring out what you want to achieve.
I want to learn Morse code!
This video was amazing!
It’s so fun watching this show. I honestly am really learning about the creative side of inventing!
Science live is awesome
i cant wait to learn how to use ham raidio! <3
I love science live!
Morse code is amazing, would love to know more.
So cool!
I think it would be cool to know morse code
Communication is so important, especially today because too many people are only using their phone. Also, today’s lesson was very interesting. I liked the Morse code discussion. I wish I could learn it.*
thank you
It is amazing the way you can invent.
Wow! Amazing
Thank you
I like math. It’s the class I’m doing the best in.
I love science live.
Those falling poses are quite funny 😆. It’s quite amazing that they’re able to coordinate the robots to that specific “failling style”!
Love science live it taught me so much about Morse code that I didn’t know
I would want to learn Morse code.
Amazing video.
I love your show!
I love watching and Morse code is amazing.
An entire course or subject on Morse code and its history would be amazing!
Another amazing lecture!
Awesome Science Live, Thanks Acellus
Invention is one of the best things to happen on earth.
Science Live is very interesting, I can learn a lot of new things
hey im here watching the live from nova scotia canada
I love learning about morse code! It is so fascinating. Can’t wait for nexy week!
Loved this video!
Morse code would be so useful in every day life!!!
Love watching science live!!
I would really love if you could do a science live about aerospace engineering!!!!
I would like a course that teaches Morse code very much!
thats super cool
Very Cool!
Morse code is extremely useful and intriguing.
I’d love to learn more on moris code!!
Appreciate the videos – thank you so much for everything. Would love to do more STEAM courses – they are my favorites.
Very interesting!
I need to learn morse code!
Morse code is very impressive. Also, I love inventing!
It’s interesting that the symbol “@” was use years ago as a way to indicate the price of items. They made the right decision in the 1980’s to keep using “@” instead of changing it to “!”.
Morse code is awesome! but very hard to learn I believe, to me at least.
How fast can you learn Morse code?
Love Morse code
Morse code is really cool
Morse code is very interesting and I would love to learn more about it!
I’ve always liked seeing creative process
This is so cool!
I love Morse code!
Morse code has always been super interesting to me!
I am so glad they didn’t change the @ to an explanation point.
Checking in! Morse code is awesome I’d love to learn
I love inventing things!
I find Morse code very interesting and hope to learn more about it!
Loved this video!
how do you know when an idea is actually worth pursuing?
I love inventions and science is my favorite subject. My mom bought me a robot that I love to play with. He follows me when I press a button on the remote. My mom and I are building a robot with a soda can and we’re trying to make it move. I hope it works.
Morse code seems so cool and fun to learn!
This show is very fun to watch.
Isaiah C
Thank you Dr. Billings for my scholarship! I watch science live every week no matter if it is a holiday or summer time.
At the end you where talking about the Acellus Science Live and how it works. I personally think if there was a page where a kid can see all the lives at once and they are marked when you watch them so it’s easy to find the ones you have not watched and can go back and watch them. Because I watch the Science Live every week but there have been times that I missed them in the past and I don’t remember if I saw the live or not. And if there is already an option to viewing all the lives you missed to go back and watch them, how do I do so? (please answer)
What advice would you give students who want to make a meaningful impact on the world through technology?
Vector instruction really works wonders for me!
To invent something, identify a problem, research existing solutions, brainstorm new ideas, and then create a prototype. Test and refine it until you have a working invention!
Hey Dr. John! The variety of poses that a robot can do really impressed me, but do you think in the future robots like those can combine multiple different poses and moves into a dance? Like an artificial dance team!
what if two people accidentally invent the same thing?
I really liked this episode! It made me wonder. When you’re coming up with a new invention, how do you tell the difference between a “good idea” and just a random thought that won’t go anywhere? Is there something specific inventors look for at the start?
Also, sorry for watching a few days late. I just got a new kitten and he’s basically taken over my entire life this week, so I’m finally catching up now. 😅
I LOVE morse code, its such an interesting thing to learn about!
Morse code is really cool, I think Acellus should totally come out with a course to learn it!!
An invention is something new that people make to help others
Morse code is so interesting! I hope I get the chance to learn in my future.
Thanks for this weeks Science Live! It’s always great to learn something new and inspire inventions.
Morse code is pretty neat. Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans here.
R 51 is so funny
The question is how do you invent something and you know it is not already made?
My dad has a radio at home that can recieve and transmit morse code. I loved this episode.
Your story that you told toward the end of the video about the breaker being flipped is really impressive! I also would like to say that I have seen parents posting that they have not been watching science live and laughing about it!!!! I think you are being very fair to us only having to watch 75% of the videos! I liked the little conversation at the end with R51 and with Lady Pajet!
Morse Code was also used on the Titanic.
I enjoy science live, thank you to everyone involved. Inventing is so important to progress humanity and the lives of people.
Thank You for all your knowledge…. You are a Genius!
Cool!
My great grandfather worked at Lear Jet and he built the jets. His name was Gary (same last name as mine). I was just wondering if you ever met him. When he started they did not have the wing lifts yet and while he was there they introduced them. They called them the long horns.
I love to invent things
I learned inventing doesn”t need to be complicated. It was also cool to learn that the earth can be used for communication.
I am happy to say I have only missed one Science Live since I’ve been using Acellus. I appreciate how they do their best to make it entertaining while also teaching us.
I never realized how cool Morse code is! I would love to learn more!
I learned Morse code a few years ago and it was very cool love this.
I enjoyed watching this episode. Morse code is super interesting!
I like the super duper communicator:)
How did they “teach” the robots to fall a certain way?
The creative process is really a wonder all on it’s own, making things aren’t easy, especially original ideas.
I think it would be interesting to learn about Morse code
Science is awesome
R-51 is my favorite part of the Science Live!
I would love to learn about Morse code.
I find Morse code very cool!