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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Will the Morse Code class be available to all grades?
This live was AWESOME
this is soooooo cool
That was the best Science live of all time!
I am so excited for the Conspiricy Theory course! I really hope it dives into Bigfoot!
WOW! Invention is the way to our future. What do you think is the next invention that will change our lives?
I like to part when R51 makes a communication device
It was so cool learning about how the guy invented Emails! I didn’t know that in the 80s they were going to change the @ symbol to an exclamation mark!
Thanks for the video!
inventing is cool
I would love to be an engineer when I get older.
Loved this episode. Truly amazing
Very interesting video! I found learning Morse Code very cool!
I love watching science live each week! I’ve especially enjoyed talking so much about inventing and creating things lately.
THIS IS GREAT!!!
I would love to send my friends more code texts and confuse them😂😂
I like learning about morse code it was very interesting to learn about .
Cool live!
I Love watching your videos.
this was a vey entertaining lesson I loved how they talked about the invention of tech loved the lesson can’t wait for next lesson!
Roger billing how many invetions have u made
Interesting fact on the @ symbol!
Love these
Most inventions come from everyday life-just paying attention can spark big ideas.
love the lives!!!
Invention is the king
Thank You Acellus as always for encouraging and helping us students to follow our dreams and passions. Though words can not express it, we all truly appreciate the work ya’ll have done for us.
Thank You Acellus as always for helping and encouraging every student to follow their dreams and passions. I truly appreciate it.
science is so cool!!
How was it figured out how long or short each letter should be in morse code?
These lives are so cool to watch and learn about!
I love to invent things!
I love science! Thanks for this lesson every week!!
I like the vectored instruction because it helps me learn harder material
love these weekly video.
Very cool.
Very cool learning about Morse code.
Awsome video! Cant wait for another one.
Science Lives always make my day! Good work everyone involved!
I like this video.
I like Science Live!
Great science live video!
I liked the robots that fall down in style.
I think that Acellus should add a morse code class!!!
r-51 is my favorite too 😂
I love these videos they are so cool and interestng!
My favorite inventor is Thomas Edison.
This was very educational.
I enjoy leaning about technology and becoming an Inventor!
Loved the live! The robot part was so cool!
I love the lives so much and this one make me wonder if Morse code is still used in ships today.
I liked when Dr. John was talking about robots and how researchers are making them fall softly and in style and how Disney is involved.
Science live is the best.
I didn’t know about the researchers studying the best way for robots to fall, that’s a really great idea.
I love r 51
Love these Lives!
So glad to be back here in Acellus again. Thank you for this very informative video
I like this video!
Another great episode !
Science live is so cool! I’m glad there are new episodes every week!
Learning lots! Thank you!
Morse code is interesting to learn about and learn how to use it and what its used for
Wow!
can’t wait for next live! R-51 is the best!
It was so cool seeing the robots! And, the robot pose was so funny! 😂
Love the lives!
This is amazing!! I have learned so much:)
Out of all your tips for inventing what is your most important one?
I find it so interesting how a message that you are speaking through a phone can be heard on the other end of a line far away. Makes me want to learn more about how the process works
Hello from Nevada, love Science Live!!!
I liked how Dr.John was talking about robots. Dr. John had explained that now researchers are trying to make robots fall in style and how Disney is part of this project which is pretty cool to me.
I love this since live and i would love a morse code activity
How might the dual-light microscope be used in clinical diagnostics or personalized medicine in the future?
I love SL I love learning new things
Wow computers have really changed
I want to invent a robot that can bring me snacks whenever I want, that I can keep in my own home.
Science live is my favorite
I like the science live videos. Thank you very much!
Dr Joseph’s joke was hilarious
Cool!
Thank you!
Live laugh love for real now
this is so cool
Learning about Morse code is very fun.
Science live it’s the best
This is one of my favorite lives!
So many inventions today! I hope to invent something be successful
Science is so awesome!
Morse code is such an interesting and expansive topic to talk about, thank you for doing it! I think that a Morse code activity would be very amazing, I hope you do it!😁
r-51 is so funny
I love Science.
Amazing live!
i love the podcast Dr billings
Robots can be stronger than humans, some can be used for the military.
awesome lesson! thanks for these lives!
Keep up the good work with the lives!
inventing is very important, imagine where we would be without inventions
I love Acellus, it’s the best.
Watching from Texas, great lives!
love the lives!l science is amazing.
I didn’t know the @ symbol was used before email.
We were just talking about an invention we were thinking of at home the other day!
I love r51
I would love if you guys made an activity on Morse code, or some type of thing to help learn it.
Love the lives!
Yeah, they are awesome
I love learning about science and how different methods are used to invent and evolve technology.
I can’t wait for thanksgiving science live or what I like to call it festive science live!!
It is amazing that about 350 Billion emails are being sent out every day because of the right technology at the right time.
Science is so cool
Science is cool
Science is so fun
This is a amazing video! Thank you so much for making them! 🙂 🙂
I love this class!
science is so cool!!
Awesome!
I really loved the robots learning to fall with style!
nice lesson!
It starts with a problem and ends with a solution. This is the way of inventing.
Are morse codes still used in ships?
so cool i love this class loved the robot theme!!!
Can’t wait for the next live!
Really cool lesson today!! its was so funny when you were messing with the robots!!
Can’t wait to see a new one 😀🔥🔥❤️❤️💯✨
Hi Dr. Billings,
This is my first day in Accellus Academy. I am very excited to be watching the Science Lives. I have always enjoyed Science and it is my favorite subject.
Thank you so much.
i love r51 as well
WHOOO!!!!!
when i get older i want to be a inventor
How could someone learn morse code at home?
Technology has come such a long way over the years. It’s amazing what we can do with computers.
You could print out a Morse code translate sheet
Love the video
Very cool
Appreciated the update on the scholarship.
Morse code is interesting to learn about.
Thank all for doing this every week!
Morse code is pretty interesting.
Acellus is the best
i love science live
I love science live, The story about the first email was so cool
thank you!!!
I love acellus
I Love Acellus
I love Morse code!!!
this episode reallly sparked my creativity aobut inventing new things and new ideas
Love it
How old where you when you did your first invention and what was it that you invented?
I love R51 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😂;-) 🙌🕺👼
those robots that were being pushed with a stick was so funny XD
Great video! Shoutout morse code
Love it
I LOVE WATCHING SCIENCE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love learning about robots!
I have a question, Dr. John was talking about a robot and how if you pushed it over it could land in the position that you choose, but could you position the robot to land in a split?
I love science live
I loved this science live.
R-51 is the best
Thank you for this awesome video.
Great video!
Science live is so fun to watch
I love this stuff keep it up!!!
I really enjoyed this weeks science live. I love Morse code!
I love science
yeah science live is so good!
Loved the talk about inventing and encouragement at the end
Acellus, as a kid who was in public school for 7 years, i just wanted to say thank you. I’m a 11 year old girl with ADHD and Anxiety, I couldn’t focus and needed 1 on 1 time with the teacher. And like most kids with ADHD (some without too) – I never knew what we were doing, I have a brother with Special Needs, and he is now in our Public Middle School without me. I just wanted to say thank you for extra hep, breaks, and adjustable timing. I started Acellus around middle of July and i have a 3.45 GPA right now, i have an A+ in math, and I have focused more and felt happier. Thank you for this lovely education program.
Love,
Cali D.
I agree, this homeschool program has been overall the best! It’s helped me focus more on things, and has taught me a lot more than the K-12 program. It’s nice knowing that I have no more over due lessons for going really fast through problems, getting them all right, and then having too do them over again for getting them all right in short time.
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This was a great episode!
I am really into Morse code.
This episode of science live was great!
I think learning Morse code would be very interesting and engaging.
I love science live
This episode really sparked my creativity about inventing !! maybe i could give it a try one day 🙂 i love learning about this processes and how ideas can come to life.
Hello Dr. Billings,
If and when the robot falls does it stay down from falling or can it or does it stand back up from falling?
Thank you so much.
i love learning about robots
Morse code is so interesting, I would enjoy if it was put under Activities to try I think that would be fun! Also, I try to watch every episode there is of Science Live and I think that its not fair to ones who do watch it for some that don’t watch it to still get the scholarship, because you are supposed to keep your promise if possible and if you signed up for the scholarship then you should watch the episodes of Science Live, Plus it can be fun and very informative, so the ones that are not watching it are really missing out.
yay! Morse code!
This video was very good.
Morse code sounds fun!
These are so helpful! Thank you Acellus!
What type of morse code device are you using?
I only know how to do sos in Morse code lol, but to learn it in its entirety would be great!
Morse code is a very interesting topic to learn about.
Who invented Morse Code?
I love learning about invention. Thank you for sharing this information .
I love science live and I always look forward to these videos.
Great video!
Cool!
I enjoyed learning about inventing new things!
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