The Edison Effect
December 17, 2025 • EPISODE 291
Join Roger Billings, a technology thought leader and innovator, as he draws from his diverse range of life experiences, inspiring students of all ages to love science and to understand the value of education in empowering their life missions.
This highly motivational and informative lecture series, hosted by the International Academy of Science, is part of the Roger Billings Mentoring
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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The new ASL 2 class looks very interesting.
Hello sorry I couldn’t write you soon enough but I love you Roger billings (not in a weird way) I just am always excited for you next year
I hope everyone will have a great Christmas and New Year!!!
Thomas Eddison is truly inspiring. I think Dr. B is too!
love this episode! Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to everyone!
Hello from Maryland! This was so fascinating!
Comment What are some new things we will see in Science Live this upcoming year?
Another Amazing Science Live! Can’t wait for next year 🥳
If the plate in a vacuum tube is knocked out of place, would the electrons still be attracted to it? Would it affect the grid’s function and cause a hazard or end up not working at all?
Hi from California!!! I love R.51! Can’t wait to watch science live next year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Loved the facts from today about IPhones and space and I do miss talking about radio waves, loved this episode as always and learn more and more about science every week! Thank you science live!
it’s always good seeing r-51 on videos, hope everyone has a good break
Hi from Virginia, happy holidays!
NOOO i will miss you guys science live is the best part of my week
Happy holidays everyone!!!
It was a great live video today. It was fun learning from Tobias about phones. Nokia is the best lol R51 is the awesome !!!
Happy Holidays Acellus Family and a Happy New Year !!!
lolll. Merry Christmas/ Happy Hanukkah
Thank you!
How many Acellus courses have been created this year?
Merry Christmas!
Roger Billings, what is an important lesson or piece of advice your mentor, Bill Lear, shared with you that you never forgot?
To think that the one who invented all of the universe every atom, molecule, the things we are still discovering, and have already is so incredibly intelligent that he gives everyone some small part of greater plan. Therefore, every single individual is of great significance for the master plan. Wow God is a scientist also.
I really enjoyed this show
I look forward to seeing this kind of stuff again! Merry Christmas y’all!!
Signing in from NC! merry christmas!
I loved this episode!! I hope everyone has a great christmas at acellus thank you!
I look forward to Science Live in 2026. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Have a great rest of the year everyone!!!!
Happy Holidays!
I am so excited about the new space telescope, and I am really excited to see what comes of its journey, I can’t wait! And the light bulb; I always wondered what all the little parts in it did!
Merry Christmas Acellus, and have a happy new year!
I like the Edison effect because it taught me that electricity can travel into materials without actually being in contact. This improvement has caused different workings of even electronics to date.
Science Live Rocks!
Have a Great Holiday everyone!!
What will R51’s Christmas present be?
Happy holidays from Virginia
This science live was awesome!
I genuinely love these lives so much.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
It was so cool to watch Tobias showing how the phone progressed in technology. Nokia looks funny lol
thank you for a wonderful year Dr. Billings see you the first Wednesday of next year.
Happy Holidays to all!!!!
Lol R-51 learned not to touch the spoons in a spoon relay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!
happy holidays. i love science live!
I loved learning about Thomas Eddison and the Eddison Effect! I hope you guys all have a great Christmas and New Year! Happy holidays!
Ms. Donnie was cool. She is also a good American sign language teacher! Someday I wish to learn some
This science live was great I love how Dr Roger Billings explains things in a way that makes it easier to understand
amazing real great stuff
Merry Christmas and happy new year. Hope everybody gets a chance to hang out with their friends and family. Thank you, Roger Billings and miss Monet for everything u do happy holidays.
Science live is always great! MERRY CHRISMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!!!!!
Hello from Honduras
So funny!
I felt bad for R-51 because Thomas Eddison did not remember R-51. ): But R-51 is still funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
This was fun to watch Have a Merry Christmas everyone !!!
Really cool👍🏼
So interesting!
This live was so interesting to watch.
Sending best December wishes to you all, enjoy your time!
Hope everyone at Acellus and the students have a great Christmas!!!!!! Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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r51 is so funny I wish he was a real person.
Thanks again for the live! Have a merry christmas!
Very interesting! happy holidays!
this skit is so funny
Hi from North Carolina!!
Wow!
Yessss! i love science live!
I’m looking forward to seeing pictures from the new space telescope.
Hi from New York science live is so fun Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!
I love r-51!
Comment love science live
Love it! Thank you for the inspiration
*sad violin music* I went to the hospital, 😣, BUT NOW I AM OKAY!!!
Oh he’s hurt I didn’t know
Loved learning about the story on how the iphone was created, learned some interesting new facts today!
Love today’s science live!
I love r51 and science live
Hi from Texas! R-51 is funny and Thomas Eddison sounds really smart. I liked the story of the light bulb.
Really cool about the idea of the iphone. Revoloutionized America, bro
Hello from Texas! Hope everyone has a happy holiday!
Hello. This science live was so in fun and interesting.
science rocks!
I love learning about Thomas Edison
I’m really impressed by the lightbulb!!
I am glad your okay.
Science is the best
Science live is so cool!
How is Thomas Edison event light bulb
This is so fun.
Hi from CA!
learning so much , love this !!!
Hello from Texas!
This science lecture was helpful and explained the topic in a clear way. It helped me better understand the material.
how may things did Thomas Edison invent
Area 51 is so funny
watching
I’ve seen eddison light bulbs in the store, are they named that because of the particular design inside that light bulb ?
I’m grateful the keyboard on the phone today makes typing a lot easier for the user. I remember seeing my mom’s old phone with the physical small keyboard with it. If i remember correctly, the buttons were really small 😅
hahahahah
Hello from West Virginia! really loved todays episode.
Poor r51 🙁
Science live is the best !
Thank you!
Oh, R-51 seems to be alive, that is good to know he’s okay. That was a good lesson to not play with electricity.
so funny
hello
I love r-51
How many years did it take Eddison to create the vacuum?
This is so much better than normal school
Hi i’m here
wow thats amazing
i enjoyed
Moral of the story is that if there’s something you can’t understand, there’s something remarkable behind it; something worth studying.
Approximately how long would it take to change all those vacuum tubes?
r-51, are you okay?
hahaha this episode was really fun. The more these go, the better they get. Thank you so much and Merry Christmas
I like science live
Hi
happy Christmas, and new year. my birthday is January 1st (new year’s)
awesome
Hello from NC!!!!!!
have you recovered R51? Ive been worried about you
I wasn’t logged in for my first comment. I’m commenting again. This is my first time watching science live and just started with Acellus. Loving it so far!
What is a circut?
I cannot wait for Christmas
Hiii from Virginia!! I love science live !
This is the best LIVE ever, thank you two so much!
Hi, I’m watching with my mom and dad.
Thanks for teaching us about the Edison Effect!
Thomas Edison’s knowledge of the light bulb was clever. It clearly took a lot of people and their brilliant brains to make it happen. My mom always thought Mr. Edison invented the light bulb.
Don’t play with electricity! 🔌
Science live is the best
During “Project Purple” How do AI algorithms determine the intended key press rather than the exact point of contact on the screen?
I learned that people made a phone that fingers could type with out a stilis 🧑💻 merry Christmas 🎁
They make it So easy to learn
Omg I love pajet’s jacket.🩷
so entertaining
Wow
Truly amazing people!
Hello from Ms love to see another one
hi from nh
this live is great
I love science live so so much guys like im so happy right now
Hello from Loganville Ga
Happy holidays from Florida!
Hello from Maryland! This is so fascinating!
Hi from Maryland! Another great week of Science Live!
I want to make things with electricity like Thomas Edison when I get older!
I never knew that Thomas Edison didn’t didn’t create the first light bulb
hello from texas!
“I am very glad light bulbs were invented.”
Typed by mom for Oliver
Today has been a very fascinating science live! Thank you for taking the time to teach us more about science!
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year Roger Billings your scholarship is a gift that keeps on giving.
How old is the light bulb?
Greetings from Texas
Hey from GA
I’d like to learn more about the origins of computers and the first working digital computer with a screen
Hello from Indiana!
I love science live
What are some of the other inventions Eddison came up with?
Happy Holidaysss to everyone reading this!!!
the touchscreen keyboard on the iphone was genius!!
hello from DE!!!
It’s crazy to think about how much technology has become so advanced in such a short time.
how fast can a particle go
so cool
-ASL 2 looks like a very cool course!👍🏼🫶🏼🤟🏼
– The story of the I-PAD! WOW!!
-Happy Holidays Everyone🎄❄️🎁
– I have a great invention Mr. Billings!
Hi I’m mason from texas. What is an apex inventor?
Hello from Arizona
Cool live!
Good to know
Hi from ohio!
Merry Christms from AZ! That was a cool little video you showed.
Khadijah and me love science live!!!! 🙂
Ya’ll just made my week by reading my comment out loud and possibly made my year
I love science Live
hi from nj
hello from il
It’s cool to hear the way things have advanced over time.
Hello from CT!!
Hi from Louisiana
This is such good info!!
hello from ny
i loved this weeks live
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Very interesting!!
Happy Holidays from New York!!
Hii from DR, I lovee science live!!
cell phones are so cool now i could only wonder how they worked back then?
Electricity flows from negative to positive, Wow!
hi from new york
How is everyone?