Inventioneering
November 26, 2025 • EPISODE 288
What does it really take to bring ideas to life? In this episode, Dr. Roger Billings takes us deeper into the world of inventioneering—the dynamic mix of creativity, engineering, and problem-solving that turns imagination into real-world inventions. He shows how inventioneering isn’t limited to tech or science—it can be applied to any creative or practical project. If you’ve ever had a spark of inspiration, this episode will help you learn how to shape it into something meaningful and impactful.
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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happy thanksgiving, wonderful live today
inventing in fun! Happy thankguving
I have invented my own Lego creations, might be an inventor one day.
This was such a good Science Live, Keep it up love what your doing here.
I didn’t know turbulence was caused by heat rising from the ground.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving! Also I really think there should be book writing tools for older students so that can strongly encourage more students to get to writing and build their skills.
I’ve always wondered why planes go so high, but Dr.Billings explained it beautifully, basically the higher the plan the faster it goes.
Happy late Thanksgiving!!!!
Knowing SOS in Morse code is very valuable information. Thank you for the science live and have a happy Thanksgiving.
Happy thanksgiving! I liked the jet part a lot.
Never thought id be so interested in the history of batteries.
I found it very interesting and cool how artists are apart of most inventions.
I loved the information on the new Nasa jet X-59. It was very interesting.
Science is my favorite subject!
I really like the episodes that are given every week! Thanks for all you do
Happy Thanksgiving! I love the talk on how to use the book activity!
Its crazy how a crazy shaped plane could actually go faster than speed of sound. Its really mind blowing!
Hydrogen power sounds cool !
Benjamin Franklin was very innovative by expanding on his friend’s study, such as starting with Leyden jars to the development of positive and negative batteries. Indeed, technology advances faster when more inventioneers engage with each other and help inspire each other’s greatness towards future inventions.
Already excited for next Wednesday!!
I love science live i hope you had a good thanksgiving.
That talk about the batteries was really intriguing!
What invention do you think the world needs right now?
I have been wanting to write my own book. Happy Thanksgiving!
I love Acellus
I was glad to hear the information about watching science live. I was worried because I was unable to comment on one episode for some reason and I was worried it would mess up my scholarship. I am frequently late watching videos because my computer died and have to borrow one to watch. I am also excited to know watching science live may soon count as credits.
I love science live watching it makes my week better.
Very interesting live!!! Happy holidays
I love science live and the school for being great every single day and week I’m so excited for next week of science live.
Happy late Thanksgiving from Tennessee! Hope everyone had a good one. I got stuffed.
Love Science Live
That was really neat how Benjamin Franklin invented the battery. I also like how the 9 volt battery came about.
Thank you for a great episode and happy Thanksgiving. So grateful for Acellus !
Thank you for doing these lives every week. I really enjoy watching them and learning the new things.
Happy Thanksgiving Science Live team, You all Science Live fun and enjoyable to watch! Keep up the outstanding work!
What would a 90 volt battery be used for? How do they determine what voltage is needed to run each device?
Really cool information. I enjoyed how all the speakers were connected in their presentations. The X-59 looked cool to fly. Learning how batteries were invented was super interesting.
Happy Thanksgiving! Another wonderful episode! Thank you Acellus team for teaching me so much!
Wishing everyone at Acellus a Happy Thanksgiving celebrated with family and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving to my Acellus family.
Happy thanksgiving. You can always learn something new
What happens if you use a high voltage on a low voltage device. Also, can the X-59 go in space?
Super fun live, I loved the part about batteries and their charges!
Tobias is such a comedian. When he comes up, I already know there’s a joke coming, but not always! R-51 always cheers me up when I had a bad week. The UFO heard SOS (Save Our Ship) because the aliens always save their friends. (or bounty hunt their nemesis) But as always, R-51 made me laugh. 🙂
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I really enjoy when you all post these videos with things we see about in real life. We see jets and planes every day but, we dont always think about the inventing that went into them before they were cleared for take off.
I’m Canadian so I celebrated thanksgiving in October!
On the telegraph, I’ve always wanted to have one but I do not but now at least I know how to spell S.O.S that was funny!
I am so thankful they invented the F22 Raptor. The story on the Navy was awesome. I am thinkng about going into the Navy or Air Force so I can fly jets.
How many laden jars exist today?
Crazy how the airplane speedometer works it would be interesting to find a different way to track speed.
I agree it’s very important to be thankful for what we have instead of focus on what we do not have
I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving with loved ones!
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Thank you for another amazing Science Live! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Loved this episode! The deep dive into how Acellus designs its interactive lessons and uses technology to adapt to each student was awesome. The inventioneering process behind the animations and problem-solving steps was especially cool—can’t wait for the next one!
Hey this Laila from NY, I like to read comic books. Now I can make my own comic books on acellus !! ( new favorite hobby) I also like seeing things get taken apart to see what they are made of !
I love seeing how these lives inspire other students to want to invent stuff!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
inventioneering is one of the most useful tools we have came up with as a species. (In my opinion)
Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving!!
Be grateful for each day
And to be in a cool school like Acellus
Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent the modern battery, but he was the first person to use the word “battery” for a group of electrical devices
Wow i didnt expect to see a UFO today, Happy holidays!
Im very Grateful for everything in my life
Happy Thanksgiving to All!
What is the most critical step in the ‘Inventioneering’ process the stage where a novel idea transitions from a theoretical concept to a viable prototype, and what engineering challenge most often causes new inventions to fail at that stage
science live is my favorite subject LOL
Hi Dr. Billings and Accellus Family,
I was wondering if the pilot for the X59 is safe while inside when piloting the X59 because it creates a sonic boom sound and its so loud? I was wondering what kind of ear protection do they use when inside the X59 to keep their ears safe from the sonic boom sound?
Thank you so much and Happy Thanksgiving weekend 🙂
Wow, a very enjoyable video and, as always, very well done. Happy Thanksgiving!.
This science live was interesting. And R-51 was hilarious!
And I agree that being grateful for things you have makes a huge difference in your life. I’ve noticed it too.
Benjamin franklin is so cool!!
Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor, writer, and Founding Father who helped shape early America. He created the lightning rod, wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack, and played a key role in drafting the Declaration of Independence.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! Thank you for the weekly live, I love learing about science! 😄
The video has inspired me a lot. Maybe I will become an inventor in the future.
The UFO probably came because it heard SOS (Save Our Ship), and aliens always come to help when their friends are in danger (definitely factual information). Also, I want to see how fast that plane can really go, hopefully saying it can go at the speed of sound wasn’t part of the reason its nose is so l
happy thanksgiving r-51 is great
I loved today’s science live. Dr.R-51 is funny.
Happy Holidays .I really enjoyed this live
I like to watch Dr. R-51 and the aliens ship
It was really neat learning about the new Nasa test jet, the X-59! I love learning about new science topics each week.
Helllo from Michigan! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! 🙂
Hello from Texas. Science live is so cool.
I thought it waa interesting how Benjamin Franklin got zapped really bad just to cook a turkey. And how much he really experimented with battery invention.
Video was super interesting, I am defintely researching more on this topic.
Once again with an amazing Science Live!
each of these videos are amazing and always make me laugh.
Hi Dr.Billlings,
I really enjoyed listening to Dr. John about the X-59 plane and how it was used, as well as Mr. Tobias’s lecture on the invention of the 9 volt battery. Thank you for the wonderful lectures and I hope to see more.
– Innovation requires rethinking norm.
– success comes from incremental steps.
– experimentation leads to evolution.
I’m so excited to see what the future of inventioneering holds!
how many times do you think he’s contacted ufos
Love these Science lives!
It was fascinating broadcasting to watch. I am grateful for Leyden Jar who made 9 volts transistor batteries. I found out he created the principles that is electricity goes backwards negative to positive.
Also, it was amazing to see the machine which sends messages to other locations. Thanks for sharing messages about modern technologies and scientific discoveries. I am agree that scientists makes the world better today.
the story with the navy cruise is so fascinating!!
Who came up with the theory of radio waves?
Happy Thanksgiving. It would be really cool to be a inventor one day, Thanks for teaching us.
Happy thanksgiving! Another great science live, can’t wait till next week. The part about the batteries was my favorite!
I love science and also happy thanksgiving! 🦃
Happy thanks giving! This one was hilarious!
If the X-59 reduces the sonic boom sound does it still affect the people on the ground or no?
Happy holidays, I like the X-59’s unique design
Happy Thanksgiving! Fantastic live this week!
What does the boom sound like on land?
I am so thankful for Acellus!!! I love it.
I really like the part about *“Breaking News!”*
This program is so much better than what I was doing.
I can be an inventor because of you!
Happy Thanksgiving! I am definitely grateful for Science Live.
I thought Wayne’s book was adorable!
This was so interesting. Thank you so much DR. Billings!!
I have been watching Science L!ve for almost three years, and it has become something for me to look forward to every week.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I love Roger billings
r51 always makes me laugh so hard
Happy Thanksgiving from Michigan.
Wow, I didn’t know it was illegal to fly supersonic over land!
Is the X-59 quieter than other supersonic jets?
I reaky liked the story of dirty socks, it caught me by surprise that the socks was a dog – such imagination from that student. I also appreciate the explanation on the removal of the “ask a question” section.
Happy Thanksgiving, also the UFO was so cool.
In my opinion inventioneering is kind of like brainstorming as you invent you think of how to improve after one mistake allowing your brain to stay fresh and sharp by needing it to come up with a solution on the go and if it doesn’t work you just need to think harder until you get it right!
r-51 is so funny!!
I find learning about different things especially things I didn’t know was part of history. There are many different things but, especially on what people have created in the past years it is very interesting to learn. I also liked enjoying the talk about batteries very interesting. Overall great video I enjoy watching them.
Happy Thanksgiving from Puerto Rico! Love and blessings to all!
I love science! From Texas
The x-59 has been in test flight since 2021, and has been in development since 2016. It’s an incredible aircraft.
how many years did it take to create the leyden jar and the battery
happy thanksgiving everyone
Mr. B is a smart guy!!
happy holidays!!
I really enjoyed hearing about how things are made and batteries. Happy thanksgiving!
Do students without the scholarship still get to watch the science lives?
I’m very thankful for the opportunity this program has given me. Science Live feels like a bonus because I can learn about scientific events or breakthroughs around the world.
Happy Thanksgiving, very cool episode!!!!!!!
I think gratitude is important but I like that you said science proves it.
Thankful that Acellus allows you to rewatch videos for better understanding, thanks for the live!
R-51 is hilarious!
It would be nice to fly to Europe in 3 hours
Dr.b sure has some cool stories!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! My question for today is how do optical Illusions work and does how they work have anything to do with perspective when we look at them?
Honestly I am not surprised that Ben Franklin figured out how to create the battery; he was a great scientist.
I can see why the first guy turned the oven.
Im grateful for my family and friends, i learn so much about science live and theres always fun facts!
This was such an amazing episode! Hope everyone had an happy thanksgiving!
I found it interesting on how the battery got its name!
Acellus is great for homeschooling!
Happy Thanksgiving from KS!
Happy Thanksgiving to everybody at Acellus!
I like the idea that inventioneering mixes creativity and engineering, anyone can turn something real and useful.
I enjoyed when Dr. John spoke about the jet 59X , was able to pass into sonic boom when the pilot tilted the nose a certain way. I thought the long nose of the plane was kind of funny.
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so grateful I started Acellus.
Science live is so cool and fun to watch!
Amazing live! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Dr Billings is so funny.
I am thankful for science live and Acellus.
Radio waves travel throughout the universe.
How was your Thanksgiving Dr. Billings?
Hey I hope y’all had a happy thanks giving!😁 how long was the pilot flying airplanes for?✨😁
That is crazy how he tried to cook a turkey with a bunch of layden jars. I guess trial and error is how they figured these things out.
I love learning about inventions.
Thank you for this very intriguing video about inventioneering it has helped me learn a lot more about this subject!
I sometimes watch Science Live a day or two later, but I do watch it.
Happy holidays!!!
Happy Thanksgiving from Ky, USA
HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! Great live btw ❤️
Always my favorite part of my day!!
That was a fun live learning about layden jars and learning how batteries work and I love the R51 videos!
Happy Thanksgiving, and awesome video!
I’m thankful for Acellus Academy and Science Lives.
I’m thankful to attend such an amazing school, happy thanksgiving!
Love these! Always hilarious!!!
sceince is cool😎
I love hearing about experiments like the Leyden Jar, they inspire me to do my own.
Thank you so much for this program I love learning new things.
Watching Science Live is my favortie part of the week. 🙂
r51 will always be a legend