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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It’s interesting how inventions affect so many different parts of the world, like healthcare. I think the key to healthcare may actually be in nutrition.
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I never knew LED actually meant anything.
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L.E.D? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CALLED LED.
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That’s actually really cool!
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This was SO interesting! I’ve been learning about it different lights and the LED lights are very interesting to me.
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If an animal were to stay on Mars for an extended amount of time, what would happen to it physiologically?
The concept of a keystone inventor is so interesting! Are there more keystone inventors, some we may not know about?
R51 keeps us laughing
So interesting. The idea of wearable sensors to track your health through sweat vs getting blood work is so cool! This will be great for everyone who hates blood test and needles.
Growing your own crystals would be so cool!
I wish that this was live for more days instead of just Wednesdays. I can’t wait till the next episode!
Science life has inspired me to want to become an inventor when I grow up
My grandpa is an inventor
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I need to work on an invention for 2026
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In order to make the bell ring you had to have a relay to conduct the electricity in a stronger way.
I liked the Area 51 Coherer experiment. I thought it was interesting and I think I might try to make a coherer at home.
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Roger Billing part is so cool and interesting!
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What drove you to start inventing, and inventing using hydrogen as an energy source?
I never knew what LED meant!
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Love it! This motivates us to try and invent something!
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I never knew that’s how radio waves are made.
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The adaptations in the mold and frogs were so interesting to learn about.
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How many inventions have you created?
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I love the history in this
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Wow. never knew invisible light is the color of the rainbows.
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I am going to ask my Mom to help me build a circuit!
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Engineering is a key point of inventing.
Inventors are so smart and I love learning everything they know !
Wednesday’s are my favorite because of these.
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This video taught me that inventing is actually a lot more challenging than it seems. Although, being an inventor can be time-consuming, it can be fun. Are there any more tips on inventoneering?
Keystone Inventors seem to be the most important step in inventions because they make the reality of it come about. They take the science and make it into something that can be used.
Does Roger Billings like key lime pie.
How you make a Hydrogencar?
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Do you think we will ever reach Mars?
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Its really cool that something so common like sweat can teach you about your health, I think its very important to teach kids health facts. I LOVED this episode!
My favorite is R-51!!!! it is so funny
This episode taught me how inventors come up with ideas that can change the world. Dr. Roger Billings explained that inventing is not just about having ideas, but about working hard and improving them to help others. I learned that being creative, curious, and persistent can lead to important inventions.
Im not a science person but watching science live is making science more interesting for me!
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Science Live teaches us so many things!
Love all the Inventioneering episodes!
I have always wondered what it takes make an invention successful! Always like watching Science Live
hi from Montana
These videos really help teach us so much of the facts behind things we do!!
That will be awesome if they can figure out how to analyze sweat instead of taking blood on health checks!
Maybe someday we will be able to invent teleportation!
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Thank you Mr. Billings!
Love how Mr. Billings teaches things!
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I would like to become an inventor! -Puerto Rico.
Watching from Connecticut.
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Thank you Dr. Roger Billings!
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I appreciate how much inventors do and what they create.
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I really enjoyed the bit of history in this live
I didn’t know that frogs could live in radiation. It was interesting to learn how they adapted.
I wonder how receptive people would be to a hydrogen powered house. Great episode!
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Watching from Wyoming
It is so interesting that mold can grow in outer space.
what did frogs have to do with the radiation disaster?
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Fantastic watch as always
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I did not know that LED stood for Light Emitting Diode
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The resistor that you had connected to that was what level?
I had learned about Data and storage. NASA. Rockets. Metal . Steel. WD 40. Lights and LED . I enjoyed it! Thanks!
I’m thankful to be able to learn from you!
Inventioneering truly brings out the Keystone Inventor in all of us.
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I really don’t know a lot much about mold but I want to know more about it.
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