Inventioneering – Keystone Inventor
December 3, 2025 • EPISODE 289
Roger Billings, Keystone Inventor: The Final Architect of Innovation [Version 1]
How do some inventors create ideas that shape entire industries? Listen as Dr. Roger Billings reflects on his journey as a lifelong inventor and shows how the principles of inventioneering can be applied to make lasting impact. Discover what it takes to go beyond ideas and prototypes to become a “keystone inventor” whose work supports and shapes future innovation. Whether you’re curious about invention, engineering, or the mindset behind breakthrough thinking, this episode offers inspiring insights and practical wisdom from one of today’s leading innovators.
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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great video Dr.B keep up the good work.
Dr.B is cool.
science live always teaches me new things!
I was curious if you were to expand the amount of cups filled with tin foil ,would you need a bigger spark?
It’s incredibly interesting how morse code can be transmitted through blinking lights.
The joke about eating the kids meal, was really funny!
Somehow after learning lots about radio waves it’s still hard for me to comprehend that we can communicate with other people through electricity. Awesome live as usual Dr. B!!
Science live is always the best part of the week!
Hi,. Grayson from Chillicothe ohio
R-51 makes my day 😀
Thank you for explaining about LEDs. Very interesting. And when will those kits be available in the store?
Congratulations to Jamie, a parent of an Acellus Gold student whose daughter recently graduated from Acellus Gold! She gave it her all and she didn’t give up. She has become another example keeping it up, and graduating. Keep studying learners.
This is the best home schooling program out there!
Science lives always teach me something new. It’s awesome. Thank you.
I can’t wait to see the Coherer on the store!
I loved this science live episode. It was awesome. I can’t decide what my favorite part was, but if I had to choose, it would be learning about radio signnals.
I love Acellus!
Hello helloooo!! i’m from California, and this live was fascinating
I wish one day I could create, discover or invent something to help people specially kids to be able to see better. At this moment I am experiencing vision problems because for an unknown something caused damage to both of my eyes optic nerves. I don’t know yet what could had caused the problem but I think the doctor will be able to find that out soon.
Learning how radio waves were invented was pretty cool.
Todays science live was amazing! I loved the part about the tree frogs, down here in Louisiana me and my younger sisters found some with an oak tree pattern they looked so cool.
I have always loved magic and know I will always love science.
Seeing the light trick was really cool
These science lives are the best!
R-51 is funny.
It’s so cool how things work
I would love if you put a kit in the Acellus store
Science live is so fun to watch!
I love science live so much
That’s actually a really good idea! Acellus, if you see this, please implement a kit!!!
A coherer would be awesome to have in the store!
Love learning new things that I didn’t know.
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a kit in the store would be nice
I would love it too!!🤗
I love R-51. happy holidays ☃️❤️💚(^O^)
Science Live is so Awesome
R-51 gets funnier every Science Live.
Hello from TN! I really love r-51 and learning abt mold. I never knew mold could be so interesting. btw happy holidays to you guys!
That would be great if you didn’t have to take blood to have some health tests done and could use sweat instead.
Science is like magic! What’s your next invention Dr. Billings?
I’m starting to love science live
Science live is awesome
I really enjoyed this!
Radiotrophic fungi is just crazy cool! To know that mold can actually thrive in radioactive areas is also a little freaky.
R-51 is the funniest thing that ever happened to my acellus life.
I don’t know about having mold for a pet, but if i did it’s name is gonna be Jerry!!
I found this very entertaining! Thank you for this amazing science live Dr. Billings.
Jerry is a great name!
I would name mine, Bob
I am excited to see Dr Billings next invention.
GOT TO LOVE R51
Absolutely he is the best.
I never thought about it before but our tv just turns on when we point the romote at it and click the on button
Thats a great point. I wonder if it is a system like the one Dr Billings was referring to.
I love R-51! so funny!
Love watching Science Live.
this is an interesting video. I hope we get to do a science fair this year.
Another great Science Live! And science is like magic!
You mentioned how small engineering changes can massively improve energy efficiency.. could you explain how that applies to the new design you showed?
I think this science live was very cool!
I think it’s crazy how much science impacts our world today and how much we actually need it without realizing sometimes
I love science and magic!!
magic is really cool
just like science
That’s a really cool fact about mold and how the astronaut can use it in space.
I agree
R51 is hilarious!
My mom always make sure we eat healthy we can’t eat food with lots of sugar or dye
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Hi from North Carolina. This video was very fun to watch.
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I love r-51 he is so funny. Its my favorite part of the show!
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I always love seeing R-51! I hope I have enough credits for the new kit!
I never thought mold would be interesting to learn about but it was pretty interesting.
Thanks R51 for the entertainment!
Very cool science live!
want a kit forsure
I love the little jokes you guys pop off here and there!! xD
I learn something new everyday
I ❤ Science Live and have a Happy Holiday🎄 !!! from Colorado.
happy holidays from Victoria, Texas 🤠
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This episode of Science Live was so cool!
I liked learning that mold actually grows faster in space because of radiation, and how animals like frogs are adapting to areas even with radiation in certain areas.
I can’t wait to try to get the kit!
The radio wave was so cool! Thank you so much Dr. B!
I knew saving my gold up was a good idea! Looking forward to buying that kit!!!
I love these lives!
R-51 is hilarious!
I love being able to learn new things with Acellus!!
this episode really “sparked” my interest
its crazy that they told docter Billings that the hydrogen car was impossible!
it was really cool how when you put the lighter next to the wire it lit up
I love Acellus!!
Would plastic cups work as well? I was really fascinated by the LEDs! Thank you to all the Acellus staff and Dr Billings!
Science Live is great
This episode was fantastic
It’s amazing how that black mold grows faster in high radiation areas!
I love to see the new things added to the store. I’m sure it motivates many people even more.
WOW that is like magic i have got to try that soon.
Radio waves are such a fascinating thing to learn about!
I thought that the Coherer was an interesting invention.
Adalynn here just to say I found the mold section very interesting!
R – 51 is soo funny!!
Science is definitely like magic.
Watching from Illinois
R51 needs to teach a class lol
It’s so much fun learning about new things.
I always appreciate learning something new from science live
I love learning about science
My goodness, R51 is so hilarious!
R51 is not a better inventer than DrB
its cool how the frog changed its color
My dad works nuclear and has told us the stories of what the radiation can do and several plants that have leaked the radiation.
Thank you so much for teaching us so much about inventors. It’s always so inspirational. Will there ever be a Science Live focusing on Accellus student inventors?
I love how you can never get tired of science live!!!
Hi from Pipestone, MN
Now I know the best pet to go to mars mold so warm and furry
How fast do radio waves travel?
I would love to have a kit. So interesting
The glass cup thing was cool!!!!
I KNOW!! IT WAS!!!!!!
I really want to try this experiment at home!
Acellus is spectacular!
I love science live!!!!!!!
This was such a fun and exciting live! I loved seeing everyone’s reactions and curiosity—R-51 really made it entertaining, and learning about radio waves and LEDs was super cool. Can’t wait for the next one!
How does an electric spark make a radio wave??
I can’t wait to buy the, “I want you to invent something” t-shirt!
Thank you for today’s science live, I really liked when Dr Billings showed us how he turned on a light with a simple lighter.
This week was awesome. Love you guys.
this is amazing thank you Acellus!
I love R-51
first science live. very interesting!!
I love watching the science live!
ate a kids meal but his mom was furious is really funny i was laughing for a while
Always interested in the weekly science live shows!
Science live is fun!
My family recently watched a documentary on Chernobyl. The fact that mold feds off of the radiation is very interesting. I liked this science live!
🤩Science live is so cool
Will adding more balls or making a bigger spark make the light stay on longer?
R51 is so funny haha!
R-51 Was hilarious! 😂
I love learning new and awesome things!
very cool magic science
i DDNT KNOW SPARKS WERE RADIO WAVES. tHIS IS CRAZY COOL.
The spark from the lighter creating a radio wave was amazing
I learned that some animals adapt using biofilms to protect them from radiation. I also learned you can make invisible lights using diodes, and diodes are in TV remotes. I did not know that Maxwell was the first to come up with the concept of radio waves.
Inventing is awesome!
I love science live! R-51 is so funny!!!!
Thank you Dr. B for this episode. I think it’s so amazing how the light turned on with a spark. Awesome. (R-51 is soooo funny)
Tobias I love how u explain things in the past and present I am learning so many things
I like the red tie Dr Tobias is wearing this week, and his talk about the L.E.D. Is interesting.
Im excited for the kit in the store.
How did radiation change the color of a frog?
Hi From New York
Will it still work if you put water in the cup
science live is amazing, I really loved the part about the tree frogs. we have tree frogs down in Louisiana and last year we found some with oak tree patterns they were amazing!!
I always thought that going to Mars would be super cool, and the fact that we have discovered a possible way to protect astronauts from the radiation of Mars makes me super happy and excited for what could be instore for us! Thanks Dr. John!
I was wondering, when did Acellus start? Hi from Texas!🤠⭐️🇨🇱🌵
Hello From New York
Science is so fun!
How many different LED lights are there? Are they used more than flashlights or vehicle lights?
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i thought the radio wave part was cool
I love Acellus.
This lesson was so cool!!
The talk about mold blocking radiation because it absorbs it was really interesting.
Wow! 😎😎
I love to learn science from Dr. Bilings! I always fee smarter after these lives.
Hi from Arizona!!
Can’t wait for something new in the Acellus store!
Great Science Live! I was wondering, why doesn’t the electricity travel through the little foil balls to the other side of the clamps? Why does it need radio waves to travel?
This episode was super interesting the tin foil cup experiment blew my mind. 😱😱
Hello, today was a good day to watch SCIENCE LIVE! This is the best online science class have watched. The episodes showing of morse code leading up to teaching us of future technology with radio waves is astonishing!
I enjoy your videos and learn so much from them
I love how you make science so much fun!
You always surprise us with something new. I love seeing how inventions work.
science live is so awesome DR B
Cool to see how these things work!!
My brother and me love Acellus so much we get to spend more time together
That’s pretty cool doctor B.
I didn’t know that there was radiation in space mostly because I thought that there was nothing in space. And how a certain kind of mold can someday literally protect astronauts in space.
you should patent the word inventioneering
R-51 is soooooo funny!!!
Science Live is so cool!
It is always fun to watch each new episode and learn some new things I would love to invent something amazing one day!
Thank you so much acellus i love theses videos
I love this! R-15 is hilarious!!
I can’t believe you are making us wait an entire week to see how they break the radio wave!!!
That was an amazing episode. I have a request for Dr. Tobias to cover, the invention of duke tape. People don’t realize how important duke tape is the people who protect us and use in everyday life.📦✂️
Merry Christmas!🎄
I like being able to see the other kids on here too. That’s so awesome!
Great science live! I find radio signals really interesting.
This is so exhilarating R-51 is amazing I love learning new wonderful topics each episode is something new !
Absolute Cinema🙌
I like the frogs
Maxwell was my favorite inventor for inventing LED light bulbs.
The coherer is so cool! Thanks for the lesson.
I love science live it was so interesting to watch you turn on the light without a switch and see that mold grows faster in some areas.
Science Live is awesome!
I’m so excited that you are going to put a kit in the shop
I love Acellus!!
R-51 was really funny!
That’s really interesting that NASA might experiment with mold since there is so much radiation in space.
R-51 is funny!
I love science live!!! ❤️
Fun fact: Overview
Black mold can grow faster in high radiation areas because it uses a pigment called melanin to convert ionizing radiation into energy through a process called radiosynthesis. This process, which is similar to photosynthesis in plants, allows the fungus to use radiation as a food source, causing it to thrive where other organisms would be harmed or die.