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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Commenting l love Tobias stories. @ was so fun to learn.
This science live was really interesting! I had no idea email was invented like that! I think it would’ve been pretty funny if they did change to an exclamation point instead of the @ symbol, It’d be very enthusiastic
I don’t plan on being a scientist when I grow up, but who doesn’t love to listen and LEARN about it? It’s like my neighbor said: “You may not love something, and like to do something, but it’s another tool under your belt.”
I am just waiting for the moment for something to ask a science question, so I can go ” Hey! I know that!”
I think it is very interesting that disney makes robots. Thank you for doing science live i love it.😍😍
I think it’s cool that scientists at the University of Tokyo created a dull light microscope to look into cells.
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE SO MUCH!!!!!
i love science live i bought the bracelet 😀
liked the part about teaching the robots how to fall. I liked to learn about the @ sign.
I feel like the ideas I have are now able to be turned into something after watching this episode!
Learning morse code would be such a cool skill to learn!
I really enjoy watching the science lives, I feel like they really get my brain going!
Thank you to Mr. Billings and the team explaining to me in detail in a way I can understand it!
I think it’s a cool idea to add Morse code as a thing you can learn on Acellus because I’ve always been interested in learning it
Morse code is so interesting, I would even take a class on it.
My favorite subject is ASL.
I like acellus because It helped me with math before acellus I was bad at math but when I started acellus it helped me so much and encouraged me to keep trying and don’t give when I fail.
I loved how real the robots look when they fall lol. They look so goofy!!
I didn’t know the difference between ham and CB radios.
Learning about how robots fall to protect their vulnerable parts was awesome!
Inventing is very good and i hope that one day i can invent something and we figure out how to harness energy from lighting.
love this episode!
I love watching science live!!
Acellus is amazing
Science live is always very educational and this video was very enjoyable. 😁
I love how people invest stuff and think so creatively
i liked where the robots were trying to prevent the battery breaking
I think its cool how they use beeping noises for letters for code.
I want to invent a car that is electric that turns into a plane and a boat!
If scientists can study cells with that microscope can they also learn how to kill cancerous cells better?
If you have an idea for an invention but don’t know how to built it yet, what’s the first step you should take to figure out if it could actually work?
I really think adding morse code to the activities section will be really cool! I also really liked the part about teaching the robots how to fall.
What was the first email called? Where was it sent to and who was it addressed to and from?
I love acellus
Morse code is pretty interesting i would like to learn more about it.
I love Morse code. I wanna learn it
Morse code is a very interesting topic and can be a life saver in some situations.
Thank you for explaining the scholarship to us. I was kind of worried because I massed a couple of episodes at the beginning of this school year.
This Science Live was quite fun. Most importantly, I got to learn a lot about inventing. Not just that, area 51 at the end is always a blast!
That is so cool! Robotics is very interesting. I can’t wait to see what our future holds.
I had fun watching this, thank you!!
Was there a more effective pose than the other poses for the robots falling?
Really enjoyed this one!
Wow! The morse code section was probably my favorite this week!
Cant wait to learn more about these brilliant inventions!
Thank you! Have a great Thanksgiving
Thank you!
I really enjoy watching these science lives!
I really like this video on how there are now robots that are learning to fall gracefully, and I liked to learn about the morse code. I had a question, on how you had found and invented and helped create hydrogen cars.
I love science live. I enjoying learning how things are invented and who stated the new invention.
what a coincidence! yesterday, my sister found a picture showing every letter in morse code, and we tried it! its very fun to learn new languages
morse code is so fascinating!!
The HAM radio CB radio were both so interesting. Im looking forward to studying more about them!
r51 is so funny!
Dr. John’s segment was great. The robots falling and then posing is too funny!
My favorite pose personally was the one where the robot had put it’s hands on the back of it’s head LMAO.
I love science live. it helps to learn different things that we not know how it is invented.
I really thought the story of how you got power to the conference to run the amp, was really interesting. That you knew how to do that was impressive. I didn’t know that was even possible until this episode of science live.
Science live is so interesting this week!
I would love to learn Morse code!
Science live is amazing!!🤗
I actually like science live and I think it’s very important for homeschool students to do to make sure we are more involved with the school!
Science Live is always so fun to watch 😁
That’s a really interesting idea for a new course or activity! And I love watching science live, even my parents are watching too!
Taking baby steps for the inventions makes so much sense.
Loved the tips on the invention process!!
I love learning with Acellus live
My favorite part about this science live was learning about different inventions
I liked the part about teaching the robots how to fall. I liked to learn about the @ sign.
Science live is so interesting I love learning about Morse code 🙂
These videos always make my day! I love how enthusiastic you guys are about science.
morse code is really interesting I wanna learn, I’m definitely interested in a course and learning on Acellus
Writing goals and making plans is so helpful and so is experimenting.
I think Morse code is a great addition that can prepare students for a variety of encounters they may have with it in life.
I always enjoy watching science live. It motivates me every time I watch science live.
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morse code is really interesting I wanna learn, I’m definitely interested in a course and learning on Acellus
Can you make a morse code game where you guess the words?
Thank you all so much for another episode of science live! I think that the new comments system is very neat, and science L!ve is such a good tool for learning about all kinds of things. I think it says a lot of good things about the Acellus team that you guys always work to produce these episodes, they benefit your students so much!
I love how the science lives always get you to really think!
Hello from Texas! Acellus is an awesome program
Science LIVE is full of so much cool information! Thanks for doing it! 🙂
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This one was so much fun to watch!!!!
I love how the science live always gets you to think and it’s always full of cool information it definitely gets you thinking.
I have lots of ideas and this Science Live showed me how I can make them into something.
Thank you all so much for another episode of science live! I think that the new comments system is very neat, and science L!ve is such a good tool for learning about all kinds of things. I think it says a lot of good things about the Acellus team that you guys always work to produce these episodes, they benefit your students so much!
This was honestly very fun to watch
The robots made me laugh! I loved the segment with morse code though, i never knew morse code could be so interesting?
This is my first Science live and I really enjoyed it! Thank you for giving us more opportunities to learn.
Thank you Acellus! I love this episode!
I always look forward to the mini history lesson-esc stories with each Science Live.
I want to be an inventor when i grow up. In the movie Meet the Robinsons, they celebrate when an invention fails because you learn more when you fail. It makes me excited to try new things and be creative to create something brand new. I hope I can invent something awesome.
DrB is my favorite teacher he is so cool I want to be just like him when I grow up.
I think everyone needs to watch science live
I enjoyed how this video built on the lessons about Morse code from last week. It’s interesting how something so simple turned into what our communication is today.
I❤Science live
I’ve learned so much and am so excited to experiment with new ideas!
Wow, I didn’t know the “@” symbol went hundreds of years back. Honestly, I thought it was only made when computers started being invented. I also like the idea of adding Morse Code to the activities, since I would really enjoy learning more about it. Thank you for this great video!
I always enjoy watching science live. It motivates me every time I watch science live.
I am always have invention ideas. Thank you for helping us think through the process of inventing and creating.
Morse code would be fun to learn! Really enjoy science live and appreciate the scholarship opportunity we need.. thank you!
I love watching science live every week!
It is hard to believe how big computers used to be
R51 is great!!😃
Very interesting to see how & when email was invented! Loved seeing the picture of email’s Inventor.
Acellus live videos have been super helpful. I love how the teachers and Dr. Rodger Billings break down the lessons step by step and make the information super easy to learn.
Thank you so much for teaching us new things!!!
I hate that people are taking advantage of the scholarship. You give us a week to watch one hour long episode in return for a huge discount on valuable learning. I am a senior and been with Acellus all of my high school years. It has never been a problem to watch an episode, even if I am on the road. Thank you for what you have provided to many students,
I agree With you, Caden! It is Very Angering! I Have done EVERY SINGLE one Since I started (I Started Acellus Jan 14 2025!) I have LOVED all the Science L!ves I have watched! Thanks Acellus For a AMAZING schooling system For students like me! 😀 😀 😀
Science Live it so much fun. I have learned so much from these videos.
my friend got a microscope and we have been using it a lot! Thanks science live for giving us great ideas of what to do with it.
The science lives are the highlight of my week!
Love to see new things it’s so wonderful!
my favorite part of science live was programming robots to fall in a pose to protect fragile components. I also look forward to Tobias every single week. He is so funny!
imagine if they actually changed the @ to !
Science is my favorite subject!
It would be awesome to be the person who invents something that changes the world!
I love learning how people come up with inventions.
Loved learning the difference of the frequency between two radios (HAM radio & CB radio)
Inventions are so interesting, I hope to become an inventor one day!
Hello from iowa!!!!! Happy to Thanksgiving to you all!!!!!
R51 always makes me laugh, because he is so funny!
Science live is always amazing to watch
Dr John segment about robots was very interesting!!
These videos have been very fascinating and outstanding! I love these every Wednesday
Acellus might be the best virtual education system ever brought into existence
I love Acellus and ASL Class!
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite part was when Dr. John talked about the robots and how scientist are working on how they fall.
Dr Roger’s is the best science teacher in the world.
I love the part where he tells about the math part and vectored instruction.
I loved learning about Emails! I got to share facts with my parents that they didn’t even know about!
To invent something, start by observing a real problem, then let curiosity guide your ideas. Experiment, test often, learn from every failure, and keep refining.
I like how you explained that you just need to find the next step after the latest technology to become an inventor.
My dad ‘s favorite saying is “how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Inventing is like eating an elephant, you do it one bit at a time.
Morse code is still used today but not as frequently due to the amount of opportunities we have to create new inventions.
Morse code is fascinating!! Love science!
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE😍
I love watching these, I feel like I learn something new every week, even if its just a little something.
My dad was in the Navy on Submarines and would tell me how in the early days they would use morse code to communicate which is pretty cool.
ohhh I realy do hope they add morse code to Acellus activities, that would be so cool. I really like science live 😁😁
I love science live!!!!🔥
Always enjoying learning about Morse code, hope everyone has a good upcoming thanksgiving!
I love science live so much it’s helping me learn and figure out what I wanna become in the future thank you!!!
Science live is not good, or great, not even amazing, its a scientifically fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Joshua is so amazing and inspiring. The way he teaches everyone how to study with Acellus Gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This episode was so good!!❤️
Wow that is very cool! Thank you Roger Billings
Every Time I watch Sc!ence Live its like Boom Boom. A whole new world of intelligence is awakend
Hearing about the robots and their programming for falling was very interesting. It was also quite funny to see all the different stylized falls!
Science Live has given me a greater interest in inventing and science.
I love watching science live with my sisters every week. Thank you so much for each episode. ~ aria
Love watching Science live every week. Thank you Mr Billings.
Science live is always motivating! Than you!
Morse code has always fascinated me! I made a morse code beaded bracelet that has “I love you” in morse code!
Science live is always motivating!Thank you!
That was great! I’ll be sure to remember the helpful tips provided to invent something!
Researchers programmed robots to perform specific poses to help them fall better, easier, and with style, but the robots that were used are small in size. Would larger robots, which weigh significantly more, require advanced programming with differing poses to ensure a safe and stylish landing?
I love watching each Science Live episode!
We love science live and look forward to it every week!
I wonder what the next greatest invention will be?
Thank you for Acellus science live!
Always love Science Lives!!
Science live is so fun to watch!!!
What is Dr Billings favorite invention of his own?
I felt bad for the robots that got knocked down.
The science behind computers is amazing! They used to be giant and now they’re tiny!
Can anybody become an inventor?
I loved the part for writing your ideas down!
This was a SUPER interesting science live! Definitely one of my favorites this year!!
We enjoyed Tyler explaining vectored instruction. Dr. John’s segment on researchers at Disney working on teaching robots how to fall was great. Dr. Tobias telling us about how Ray Tomlinson invented email was very interesting. And of course Dr. Billings and Ms. Pajet were amazing as always!
I seriously love these episodes they are the highlight of my week!
Loved this weeks science live!! But I keep asking myself how can we invent things that ai hasn’t already done and be original?
An invention is something that is not currently available but is needed.
R 15 was so funny i loved this video i think this is the best video yet.🤣😂
It is cool to see how much technology has changed. I am grateful for my cell phone!
This was an extremely inspiring episode. I have learned so much!
Such an awesome episode! Learning with laughter at the end is something I always look forward to:) One idea can change the world!!!
Thanks for all of your videos:)
Sending messages through morse code has always intrigued me! I’m so happy that it was spoken about this episode. Thank you Acellus!
i love Acellus! you guys always find a way to make things fun and engaging even though im not the biggest fan of science.
This makes me want to be an inventor!
I love these Science lives so much, thank you!!
Vectored instruction really does help, thank you!
Science live is so cool makes me think deeper about the work engineers do.
Vectored Instructions is an asset! Thanks Tyler!
One of the best inventors was Thomas Edison. I liked this video.
I love how Disney was part of this journey to make the perfect ending pose. And this just got me more interested of learning more about robots.
We love you Roger Billings!
Loved this episode! I’ve always wanted to learn Morse code.