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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Inventing something isn’t fast. It takes many steps and sometimes will span over multiple people. Such as the 9 volt battery. The 9 volt battery was invented but only due to inspiration of Ben Franklin’s Leyton Jar.
Inventioneering is pretty cool. I have never heard of it before
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I loved learning codes with R-51!
r 51 makes me laugh every science live
I love how the recent lives have been focused on “inventioneering”, it’s really inspiring to the young people who watch.
I love science live ♥️
I’m pretty sure that I’ve already said something, but I’m really hoping to get a Morse Code class.
I love learning with Acellus!
The science live each week is always so interesting. even my parents will watch them too. The lives are full of knowledge information.
the story that the kid made was funny!!!!!!
Science live is the best.
I think working as a NASA test pilot would be fun.
Will the X-59 testing lead to faster public air travel?
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wow I learn something new everytime I watch science live. Thanks acellus!
this is such a creative way to approach problem solving!!!!!!!!!!!
I really appreciated the explanation of how to get the scholarship!
acellus has made me love school merry christmas!
I am thankful for you
How many pounds can the plane cary while flying???
Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for Acellus
R.51 is so hilarious
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I think the part about the jet was my favorite!
happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Acellus and Sceince live is amazing!!!!!!
I love R.51 he is so funny!!!😂💙
Dr.b is the best
Batteries have had a truly remarkable impact on technology!
I loved learning about Leyden jar R-51 is hilarious.
I am going to try to learn Morse code with my brother
Interesting how Ben Franklin’s discovery started from the Leyden Jar Experiment.
I loved learning about radios!
That part about always looking for something to be grateful about really spoke to me
Acellus live is the highlight of my week I love it so much! Happy Thanksgiving!
I never knew that some jets could travel faster than the speed of sound. Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃🦃
What Problem solving skills should an inventioneer have?
Science Live is the best!
I was interested in the Leyden Jar. How did the electric charges activate when you put your finger on the jar?
I love how in this episode they talked about gratitude for thanksgiving and how there is always something to be grateful for good or bad.
Acellus is so cool!
R.51 is so funny
Yeah he is really funny
I love science!
I would love to fly supersonic
Being grateful is a good reminder this time of year.
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I didn’t know that planes could travel that fast.
Gratitude: The state of being Grateful. Very Powerful. Happy Thanksgiving!
I love hearing about inventioneering!
The part about the jets was cool. I love to fly.
yes bill lear invented the lear jet
We love Acellus and science live. Happy Thanksgiving!
I like science live too!
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I love science live it is awesome, I especially love area 51! he is soooo funny!
Science Live is peak and I love learning about the concepts within the videos.
The How to Study with Acellus Gold part was helpful
Could Inventioneering ever become its own field of science?
I love doing school with Acellus.
I like r.51. He is super funny.😂😂
I love watching science live. I love watching every Wednesday with my mom. We have a discussion about what we learned on Science live with my dad since he doesn’t get to watch because of work.
Inventioneering is awesome!
i love watching science live, it helps me learn more and more every time i watch
I LOVE watching these!!!!!
My dad was on the Blue Angels and we used to watch them land the jets every Sunday in Pensacola.
I love R-51 so much!! LOL
R51 is so funny. I love Science Live.
First, we talked about the Leyden Jar, which was a machine that created electricity hundreds of years ago. Benjamin Franklin tried to re-create the machine but with more jars. He also made the first batteries and tried to cook a turkey with it. Unfortunately, he was hurt badly when he tried to cook with science. The battery evolved into the Voltaic Pile all the way to the battery we know today. And it was all because of Benjamin Franklin.
On Acellus Gold we learned about the scholarship and the requirements of it. You must watch Science Live 75% of the time, or else your scholarship is revoked. You can watch Science Live on the website or, as a student, you can go to the Acellus app and watch it yourself. And parents can make sure your child is watching it in the parent section.
Hey Acellus! Why do we experience gravity as a force pulling us down when technically, it is the result of a curvature in space?
I think we experience gravity as a force pulling us down because, according to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, mass (like the Earth) warps the fabric of spacetime, creating a curve objects, including us, are simply following this natural, curved path through spacetime, which leads them towards the center of the mass. The pull we feel is actually a force from the Earth’s surface stopping us from following this natural geodesic path!
I hope I can invent something big one day! Like something to help with climate change.
Never knew batteries were named after canons, so many odd things in this vast and undiscovered world can’t wait for next time !
I thought that story of Mr Billings in the jet was funny!
I love jets! They are so awesome! One day I wanna fly one!!
Thank you for always putting so much effort into these Science Lives!
If atoms cannot cannot be destroyed and leave no trace, nor can atoms be created out of absolutely nothing, how was our universe structured in the first place?
I love these science lives they are so educational and fun!
Thank you science live! I really enjoyed this episode. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
It was exciting to hear about your adventures on the Naval Science Cruise. I also enjoyed hearing about the experiments with the Lataan jar and how that lead to the batteries we use today!
This might be a good career field for me.
I think it would be really cool to be an NASA test pilot. I liked how they made the shape of the plane to limit the sonic boom.
I enjoyed this week’s science live. Very interesting and educational but also entertaining.
This was so cool it was awesome to see how things are made.
r51 is hilarious!
Happy Thanksgiving! I really enjoyed this week’s video. =)
Dr. B is so smart. Hope you had a good thanksgiving.
My dad said that the technology to make Concorde fly was at least as high as the technology to put man on the moon. I wonder if that is true.
The X59 jet design is very interesting. I wonder how the design would be adapted for commercial airlines.
Awesome! Seeing the X-59 in action is quite cool.
This is the best show in the WORLD!
Happy Thanksgiving, I love Science Live!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, have a wonderful day!
It might snow today where I am!!
I really enjoy the extra activities I can do after I finish my goal for the day
The evolution of aircrafts is so fast, and it is amazing that the x-59 can go at supersonic speeds without a boom
Looking forward to Dr. r-51’s future troublemaking career!
I like how behind some inventions there is a funny and unintentional events leading to it.
Happy holidays from SC! R 51 was a funny scene
I like Dr 51’s Morse Code:D
Inventioneering is amazing — it makes learning feel exciting and full of discovery!
The Leyden Jar was used by scientists like Benjamin Franklin and Jean-Antoine Nollet for experiments and public demonstrations, which helped popularize electricity.
Wow, i have never heard the term Inventioneering!
I love watching these videos and learning new and interesting things.
The discussion on batteries was interesting, I did not realize how a 9V battery was made.
The pilots viewing through cameras are very cool! 😎
Thank you for the video, how many people aspire to become inventors?
It’s cool learning about one of the first batteries that was dry on the inside and having 2 chemicals inside a positive and negative and what it could do if it mixed.
R-51 is really cool!
I love watching R-51. He is one of my favorite parts of science live.
I found the portion on the first batteries being made to be vey interesting!
I’d never seen a jet in real life til I moved to North Carolina, now there’s jet shows and a military base and everything!
Such a great video and lesson, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving Acellus team!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I am ready for more science night lives!
Inventioneering is very interesting!
Love hearing about the Leyden jars and how the terms came about from Benjamin Franklin!!
Hope the whole acellus team had a great Thanksgiving filled with lots of things to be grateful for! Thank you for taking the time to film these every week!
The plane reminds me of pinocchio.
The X-59 jet looks very cool!😎
I love Science Live!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I love these activities so much! Area – 51 is great.
I loved that speech on gratitude 🙌
The How to Study with Acellus Gold part was helpful!
Every week i learn something new and interesting!
The speech on gratitude was inspirational
Thank you for teaching us about morse code, it was very interesting! The jet looked really weird with a long front then when it was bent.
I wasn’t expecting Socks to actually be the name of the boy’s dog!
Acellus is sweet as pumpkin pie! 🥧🍂
I love how science live makes you think!
I never tried to write a book through Acellus app, but after watching little friend making it, I feel so excited to do one for myself. Thanks for your suggested activities on Acellus.
Happy Thanksgiving! I love watching these!
R-51 is funny and really smart.
You should collaborate with NASA and make all their stuff hydrogen powered!
I love this science live!
Making batteries sound really cool and challenging.
What are the key factors that drive successful innovation in invention engineering, and how do they intersect with emerging technologies to create sustainable solutions?
I feel like I learn so many things I have never knew. Thank you for talking about the Science Live. We weren’t sure, but my mom watches with us. So we all learn new things together.
Hi from Oklahoma! I really enjoyed R-51! He is the best!
Dr. John speaking about reducing sonic booms was very interesting
the Leyden jar was great
Finding out the origin of the Layden Jar is very interesting! Happy Thanksgiving!
Inventioneering is awesome!
I love science live!💜
I love R-51. He is funny!
R-51 is my favorite. He is funny!
I look forward to science live every week!
The jet made the mosquitoes jealous.
Comment My comment is I have completed both 287 and 288. My mom and I do this together which is watching Science LIVE together. The barf bags are gross 🤢. Yes, gratitude gives you a positive outlook. Dr. R-51 project did a great job with annoying noise and summoned an UFO.
Happy thanksgiving! I’m not American, but enjoy your turkey guys 😀
R51 and the Morse code was funny.
Hi from Tucson, Arizona
My mom bought me a walkie talkie I didn’t know how it worked
I also loved the Morse Code. I would like to learn it
I love inventing stuff! I want to be an inventor!!!
What are some career fields with opportunities for inventioneering?
Loved this, it all warms my heart with new things.
The typing afterschool activity is my favorite! It really helps me improve my typing!
Can inventioneering be something that you can study in college?
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How fast would it take for a super sonic jet to get from Paris to Las Vegas?
Best part of my day
Learning the SOS in morse code is really helpful
Inventioneering is cool and helpful i liked the last funny part
I was very interested to learn about the battery and the Leyden jar.
Thanks for another fun episode! R-51 is the best
I love Acellus and the science lives!
R 51 is my favorite!
I really enjoy these science live video and learning about so many neat things. I thought it was neat learning about batteries and sound.
I always wondered how people built buildings that can stay while an earthquake happens. How do they remain safe and what makes them stay intact?
acellus is amazing
The Leyden Jar experiment is so interesting to learn about! Experiments revolving around electricity never cease to amaze me.
my mom always uses the parent app to check what i do
Inventioneering is a very interesting topic.
Acellus is so cool.😺
Interesting to see different specialties combined to create something wonderful!
The pinnochio joke was hilarious
Joshua, I like how in today’s Science Live you answer questions asked by people about Acellus.
I love watching science live!
Hey just wondering you don’t have to but can we add a art class? I also loved this episode!
What are good ways to gain motivation when inventioneering?
Science live is cool! That US Navy science contest award is awesome. Hopefully we can get cool awards like that for the science fair!
I think batteries are really important for lots of things, its good that they were invented.
When was the first rechargeable battery invented?
R-51 is so funny, I love science live.
I’m excited to learn about Inventioneering, thank you
My favorite part about this Science L!VE is learning about the jet with the long nose, it is cool that the longer nose and tail makes the sonic boom quieter.