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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R-51 is very funny! My brother and I watch it and can’t stop laughing!
This video was fun! Can’t wait for the next one!
I liked when Dr billings showed us his experiment.
I really like the part about the radio waves!
I love all the experiments in this Science class!
This weeks live was so addicting! I just couldn’t get enough of it .
Thanks Mr Billings. This was a great one!
Mold is very versatile. Still can’t believe it’s used in penicillin, but what works, works. Very nice episode
How can clouds float In the air if they are made up out of water?
Science live makes me want to be an engineer
If I were going to mars I would bring my pet Sammy. He’s a mini golden doodle!
Hi from Mattoon IL!
Can you do a science live on clouds and how they float and how they change and different forms
I am really excited to see Dr Billings next invention.
These lives are so cool! My favorite part of the week are these lives.
R51 😆 is so silly! This episode made me think about all the other inventioneers and inventors out there.
love Acellus
Hearing about mold eating radiation and going to space sounds little funny, almost as if we are bringing aliens to mars, instead of the common, fictional, space story.
Science live is such a unique way to learn more stuff!
The cohere kit sounds very interesting!
amazing lesson thanks Dr. Roger Billings.
What is metal powder ?how can a lighter make a light bulb light up?
I never knew that mold growth was accelerated by radiation, that is such an interesting fact!
My dad works at a radio station and I hope I can too
I really enjoyed this Science Live. It was engaging as well as entertaining.
I love Dr. John!
Science and magic really are similar!
This was amazing to learn about!
The mold was really cool to learn about!
It was really fascinating to learn about the black mold in space that it grew 20 percent faster than the mold on earth , because of the radiation and it was really funny when we started to call it a pet. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
R-51 super funny : )
The lighter demonstration is cool!
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This is a cool science live! so cool to learn about radio waves.
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The experiment Dr. Billings showed was so interesting!
This is awesome! Really excited to learn more about the invention!
Science is amazing and so cool like magic! Thank you for the videos, watching these are my favorite parts of the week!
I love Science Live and I’m looking forward to more videos!!
I sure learned so much about how radiowaves work. The experiment was really cool. I also like the fact that mold could be so powerful. Great show.!! See you next week
This week on Science Live, Dr. John talked about NASA sending mold into outer space. This week also on Science Live, Tobias talked about the very first light-emitting diode. This week lastly on Science Live, Dr. Roger Billings talked about the second step of inventioneering.
Raido waves are interesting. This video makes me want to learn more about science.
I can’t wait for the coherer to become a kit!
Hi Daisy from Virginia, I especially liked the creation and session on the InfraRed. I love LED lighting so this was super interesting to me. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thank you for teaching me so much about Science! I also love getting gold stars for my work.
I got to say the coheher is pretty cool! This was a neat video.
Loved the technology spotlight very interesting!
The coherer you made was so cool.
My first science live video. This was pretty cool and interesting to learn about.
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R-51 is very funny! My brother and I watch it and can’t stop laughing!
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It’s absolutely incredible that mold can feed off of radiation!
I think the short experiment being conducted is incredibly interesting!
It’s amazing how mold can both grow in and be used to protect against radiation.
magic in science!
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How long before the kit for this invention is available in the Acellus store?
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How did they create green, yellow, blue, and white LED?
I would love a mold pet! lol!
Love electricity Tobias.
I really like R51! 🙂
Devices being developed in Australia to monitor sweat to evaluate different aspects of your health is very innovative .
A kit in the Acellus store would be awesome, maybe R51 could try it out on live and show us!
I am very interested in learning more about infrared light for healing. Do you know about that?
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R-51 is arguably the best character in Science Lives.
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I absolutely loved this episode this week! R- 51 is so funny, and it was so inspiring listening to what Roger Billings and Pajet Monet had to say!
In this week’s episode of Science Live (Episode 289) ‘Inventioneering – Keystone Inventor,’ Dr. John, in the Technology Spotlight segment, talked about NASA engineers sending mold into outer space. In the Science Breakthroughs segment, Dr. Tobias talked about the very for LED (Light Emitting Diode) light. In the final segment, Dr. Billings talked about the second step of inventioneering.
Ethan and I love the experiments you share with us Loves area 51
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How does only one receiver (example, an LED) turn on if there’s many other transmitters (sparks) trying to send out signals? Or, in short, how do you know what signal to send to which receiver if there’s many other receivers?
I enjoyed seeing R-51 this science live!
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I learned so much from this! I love watching these!
Now I want to get a kit from the science live store, I need to do more lessons to be able to have enough to buy it😭and having mold as a pet is a great idea I’ll ask my parents if I can get a pet now, anyway awesome science live!
Can’t wait for next week’s science live! I really enjoyed learning about LED’s and Infrared.
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Mold is actually kinda cool! This was a cool science live.
Hi from Las Vegas, NV! Why is mold important?
is there anyway you can put a kit in the store I would love to do one.
I wonder how many new inventions will pop up in the next year
Learning about mold was so cool!
I expected there would be a constant connection with the aluminum balls but I learned even just the small spaces between don’t allow the signal across from the flat aluminum to the other side. Cool demonstration! Thank you!
The coherer reminds me of how we light our grill. But if a gust of wind comes through, the flame goes out .
Thanks Roger billings for all the hard work you do
Hello! It’s cool that you can switch an LED on with radiation waves, and simply turn it off by tapping the container!
I love R-51 so much and science live they teach me so much.
As soon as I heard “How ’bout mold?” from Dr. John, I started LAUGHING!
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Now I want a pet radioactive frog
I absolutely loved the part where you where making the glass light up with the lighter I find it really cool how you rigged it up to do that and I had no idea you,could do it in a cup! And love r-51
How can the principles of inventioneering be applied to solve real-world problems, and what are some effective strategies for brainstorming innovative solutions?
I had fun learning about radio waves this episode.
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I thought the coheher was really intersesting! i love to learn about such fun things on science live!
Another great episode and lecture from everyone in science live.
Radiation being good for mold is crazy!
Hello! It is cool that a spark can start an LED, but I wonder how tapping the cups can turn off the LED. Maybe the metal balls rattle when the cup is tapped, turning off the circuit.
science is like magic
Acellus i’ve been using this app for 5 years we love acellus!!
Turning an LED on with a radio wave is next-level cool. 😎
I know what I’m getting in the Acellus store!!!
Amazing and very intellectual video!
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I like learning about the exclusion zone and how the radiation changed DNA.
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what materials did they use in the diode to generate the infrared light?
Thank you so much for these Science Lives they are always amazing
i would love if you put a kit in the Acellus store
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R 51 was so great today!
it’s amazing how frogs adapted to live in such environment that are deadly for other beings
Excited to learn about radio waves!
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Also, I really enjoyed the beginning when college was brought up because I just thought that was interesting as somebody who is
very excited for college and wishes to study law.
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how do you make a hydrogen?
It was very interesting to learn about how life can survive in such radioactive places.
I love how science makes the world feel more interesting.
NASA should make a mold suit so they can be protected by the mold.
I love this program. I am hoping to get a job with a STEM background when I am older.
The coherer was a super cool invention!
I wonder how many inventions Dr. Billings can come up with
R-51 is so funny! I really enjoyed it!
I think being about to use sweat for testing would come in handy for people who don’t like needles.
I would like to be able to invent something that would be beneficial to help kids with sensory issues.
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How can you learn to tolerate or deal with criticism?
I like your radio wave device.
Loved learning about a Coherer and can’t wait for Wednesdays live to learn more about it.
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Sometimes just changing one simple thing in the design opens up a world for a whole new product.
I loved watching this!
I loved the aluminum ball experiment!
i have been trying to be heathier so i started to go to the gym more and been eating better food
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I hope I can save up for the kit
I never realized frogs could survive in an environment like that! The color change was really crazy
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I am new to Acellus and im not a huge school fan either but this was extreamly interesting. So thank you so much!
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I really enjoyed learning about the frog effected by radiation.
I like the mold discovery.
how did they figure out how to make a radio?
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How can our sweat tell us how healthy we are?
These science live episodes are awesome!
I like Dr Billing’s experiment and how the project could detect the presence of radio waves from the lighter. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for sharing the importance of considering standard diploma requirements and college plans.
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Why do you need an infrared light in a remote?
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I think this sweat test will be so beneficial cause I know I hate blood tests, because needles freak me out. And it would just be so relieving to not need to have a blood test. So these micro-sweat analyzing devices could be useful for people who dislike or can’t handle needles and just people in general.
what would happen if we launched a giant magnet into space