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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thank you so much I loved it
Awesome!
It’s interesting that 347 billion emails are sent out everyday.
I am an artist. Maybe one day I can make an artistic invention.
LOVE THE COMMITMENT TO MAKING THEM EVREY WEDNESDAY!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Thank you so much Acellus for your help in my learning
Awesome video
Robotics is the future.
Its nice to see everybody again!! Thank you for the live! 😀
How old was DrB when he invented his first invention? What was it and how many people did he have with him to help?
I can’t wait for the Morse Code activity!!! 😀
Inventing these things, materials, etc. is really cool. Thank you for showing us what Disney is inviting.
Thank you for the lives.
Super Cool!
These videos are always amazing!
How communication technology has evolved is amazing.
Such a wonderful video! Learned so much thank you!
R-51 is so funny
this is so cool!
I love these lives!
They should train those tiny robots to do gymnastics.
yall did so great on this one
How does the process of photosynthesis convert light energy into chemical energy?
I love this so much! Are Morse codes still used?
This was such a cool episode! It was so cool learning about morse code!
Love the lives
What type of communication do they still use on ships, is it still morse code or more modern methods like sadilite phones.
Thank you for all of the Lives, and for the warning.
I wonder if there are other living organizations on other planets and if so if they’re made of the same cells as us or something completely different.
I really like the Disney robots
Loving Science Live!
Comment keep up the good work science rocks
Wassup from Madison MS. This episode was really interesting.
This is a amazing video
I think everyone should know how to invent, it is the only way to revolutionize our society!
I love science!
If the robot can be taught how to fall correctly, can you teach it to get back up?
I learned that @ is a short for at.
I think Morse code is really interesting.
I loved the Area 51 communicator, it was super funny!!!
When will Mr. Tods history course come out?
These lives really teach me a lot!!! Love Dr. Billings
Loved the lesson on morse code I hope we get to learn more about it in the future.
what would be the easiest way to learn morse code?
I enjoyed this lesson. :]
I Love science live
Great Science Live! My grandpa used Morse code in the Navy!
loved this episode!!!
I really liked this video! It is very useful and inspiring.
Great science live!
Yet another fantastic episode!!
I love these science videos!
I’m so excited!
Absolutely loved this vid!!
I’d like to learn Morse code.
Great video, always so many cool facts!
Amazing lesson!!
Thank you so much😊
i love watching science
*I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE
my favorite part of the science line is with Tobias and Mr. Roger Billings science lives are the best thanks.
Thank you so much for todays science live!!!
I love the science lives, they are so cool!!!!!
I thought that this Science Live this week was pretty interesting. It is amazing how the email came about, and the part with R51 and Dr. Pajet Monet was very entertaining. Thank you for making this Science Live this week.
Loved the ending!
Mores code was super interesting to learn.
Awesome lesson!!
Can we have cb radio for 4rd grade to high school as a class?
i love watching these!
I love this episode
ahh I almost missed science live 🥶😱because of vacation I’m so happy I could make it thx Roger billing’s for helping me learn more!
i want to be an inventor.
This video was great
My sister learned about Morse code in her science class this week. We have been writing notes back and forth to each other and its been funny.
Those robots are so cool!
Thank you for another science episode =)
We love science live! The robot part was awesome.
love this program
Morse code is really interesting to learn about, thank you for telling us about it! An activity about it would be awesome!:]
I love the idea with the robots falling with style! It adds so much character and makes the whole thing way more fun.
Loved this!
I love these videos so much! Thank you for making them for us!!
These lives are amazing! great work.
I like the idea of learning morse code and inventing
i enjoyed watching the robots falling in style
Inventors are the most spectacular people on this planet!
This is really cool and informative!
yaaay!! My first science live
Can we have super duper communicators in the acellus store
Watching this from Tennessee
SO I think that we should add a Morse code to the activities it would be really fun
I cann’t wait for Wednesday.
the evolution of computer from back then to now to today is truly crazy
Wow such a great video!
science live is super interesting thats why I love waching it
I loved learning about the robot and how sending emails became a thing
Love the video!
Fantastic!
I enjoyed the Morse code, I just finished a code class for homeschoolers last week.
i love watching these lives!! Thanks for keeping up the good work.
Thank you!
I love learning about inventions and morse code
When was the first tephone made
Learning about the creation of Email was really interesting! I hadn`t truly realized just how much we use Email until now. Thank you!
It would be really cool to learn Morse code! I’m thinking about about doing sign language next semester
love your science and love our lives
Acellus is the best homeschooling program 🙂
Learn so much from watching these!
I believe that every big goals requires small steps to achieve. Knowledge is like a tool that gives you the opportunity for a career, but it’s up to you which door you walk through.
There’s so many options now, and so much problems to solve in each and every field.
So, what will you invent?
I love science and acellus even more!!
Loved this lesson!
Loved this Science Live. Morse code is something I like to write with to my Dad.
I always love tuning in for science live!
It’s amazing how a device like the microscope, which was invented years ago, is still evolving and becoming better, letting us see things we weren’t able to before.
So funny!
How long did it take you to learn Morse code?
I wonder how they program the robots to fall like that.
love it
How many tries did it take for Disney to program the robot to not break when it fell? I never knew the origin of the @ symbol. The concept of using the ground to transmit signals is fascinating.
This was amazing! I love science lives!
That’s amazing! And funny
science is so cool!
watching from Ohio
Enjoyed this lesson!
morse code would be so cool to learn
Love the science lives!
Me and my siblings and mom really like watching these together.
I love science live!!!
This is was a good episode
why do scientist need so detailed microscopes?
Morse code is very interesting
I love this!
Morse code is so cool
I want to be an inventor
I love robots! I programed a robot in my robotics class when I was in 2nd grade. I also think that its really cool how they can get a robot to fall and not take damage.
science live is awsome!
How did people come up with what dots should be what when it came to sos and stuff like that?
This was a fun episode I learned a lot.
Morse code sounds cool, but it must be tricky if you are not a good speller.
r.51 is so funny!!!
How can we figure out a “need” for an invention? How can someone like a student put it into action?
Thank you for making this episode it was very interesting!
It’s amazing how peoples brains can be such tools that they can create such detailed inventions that we now use in our everyday lives.
thank yall for doing this. and i would love to learn morse code.
Cool video
Area 51 was hilarious as always! Thank you.
R-51 is funny
Vectored lessons can be very helpful
This was so cool!!
I love science live!!!!!!!
Love these videos!
It is amazing and awesome how the robot learned how to fall.
What invention changed the world the most
do people still use morse code
Thank you, Dr Billings for another amazing episode of science live I really learn a lot of new valuable information I can’t wait for the next amazing topic!
I like how Tobias talked about computers.
Love learning about the invention process!
Thank you once again for a very educational science live I have learned so much from each and every video. Can’t wait to see more episodes!
People boasting about not watching the lives is honestly so rude and not very mature of them . The lives are very good and entertaining . Keep up the great work.
These lives make my day!
I liked this Science Live! It was fun learning about the falling robot from Tokyo (I think). Also morse code is very interesting, so I enjoyed seeing Roger Bilings show some of the basic ideas.
I really like the Morse Code lessons.
Awesome as always!
I love watching these videos
I’m really enjoying watching these videos!
I love science!
I can’t wait to invent something!
Thank you Roger Billings for the video!
Love these!
Loved this episode!!
R51 is funny!
I love science!!!
Morse code is really interesting. I would love to learn more about it and if it’s still common now.
Awesome!
I hope they do a learning activity that teaches morse code!
A morse code class would be so cool! I would love it.
Morse code is really cool!
I love these videos and how you tell us and show us all of these things 🥰