Tuned Radio
January 28, 2026 • EPISODE 295
How do radios tune in to specific stations? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings explores the tuned radio—how circuits are adjusted to select particular frequencies so we can hear one station clearly among many. Learn why tuning is essential for radio reception and how the first wireless radio signal crossed the Atlantic Ocean, launching a new era of global communication.
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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i thought it was intresting when the group got together and created wifi. Very, very cool
This episode was very interesting!! Love learning new things everyweek!! Science rules!! Hello from idaho!
what do you think computers will be like in the future? Thank you and have a nice day.
This was so cool
Thanks for another great episode of Science Live! Watching from Texas
Another great episode of Science Live! I always look forward to watching them each week!
I think this was one of the more interesting episodes
These science lives are so helpful and interesting thank you!
It’s hard to believe how small an entire computer can be.
Hi from texas
IT’S SO COOL AND FUN
awesome video once again! so informational! *
Technology is so advance. Its crazy what they can do.
this episode is very cool and I got to learn about how the internet went from dial up to wireless
its cool that i can just watch something about new science every week!
I like the radio!
“Wireless and Fidelity” hahahahahaha hilarious! From Florida.
Radio is very very interesting!
I’ve been wanting to learn more about radios recently; watching this science live was really enjoyable!
I had no idea that was how a radio worked! So COOL!
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Very good video!
Love science live! From Greensboro North Carolina!
I really enjoyed this one!
Building my own radio sounds fun and learning about wi-fi. Also I really want to do the aviation coarse.
This one was so funny! I love listening to music and I like how I can do it through a radio!
Amazing as always!
This is a very cool and interesting topic
I think it would be neat to have that radio available to buy on the gold store
A radio kit would be awesome!
Wow! that thread is awesome!
very informative video and i enjoyed it very much
I loved everything i learned today, especially learning how the radio worked!
you should make the radio kit!!!
It would be cool to see the radio in the gold shop, it’s really cool. Talking from Wisconsin!
I enjoyed listening to you discuss the “blue mountain “ galaxzy. Are the dark stars located there as well?
I love science live!
Computer in thread mind blown!!!!!!!! I’am glad california kids joined Acellus
I love watching Science L!ve. Its so cool how radios work and how they came to be. Dr. Roger Billings you are such a great mentor. I never knew that this school could teach me so much. I will never forget this program.
Thank you.
I LEARNED ALOT FROM THIS LIVE AND I ALSO HAD MY SPANISH MID TERM EXAM AND MADE A 100!!!
great video! hello from kansas!
This episode was interesting.
This episode was very interesting! I love Science Live!
Thank you for the Science Lives!!
This episode was so interesting.
Science is the best.
You can send a message across the sea
Science is developing really fast now!
I enjoyed my classwork today. Thanks for letting me do school from home.
i hope you guys are having a good week!
It was very neat hearing about the computer in a thread and being able to make your own radio. Think you
Who else loves science like me
the radio box is super unique
cool science live.
Amazing episode and so very entertaining. Please continue featuring the Inventioneers!
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I loved this live!
I enjoy this so much !!
Who would’ve imagined that a sushi roll would inspire such a great technological advancements.
I loved this!!!!!!!!!!!! hi from texas guys
Hello from Iowa it interesting to see the progression of computers and radio over time and it would be interesting to see what they will look like in the future!
Hello from North Dakota
Hii!! This live is one of my favs!!
this is so interesting its crazy how much u learn from these
What will you guys do on episode 300?
so so neat! thank you
should i be worried about a whole computer being the size of a mere thread…??
This was really interesting
i loved how long the video was and how much i’ve learned from it!
Acellus is the best program.
Science live is cool >:3
My mom said when she was little the computers where really big. She was surprise to see that the computers are just a string.
How would one even just decide “you know what? Why don’t we just make a computer… but it’s thread” like how do you even come up with that idea in the first place 😮
The pirate skit was so funny! Radios are super interesting to me like how they’ve developed throughout the years.
Watching from Chicago!!
This Science Live was awesome! Also, the “pirate bit” was funny. And R-51 is really funny!
Wow I’ve learned so much! From Tennessee!
I learned so much from this
I learn something new every time I watch these, super cool!
I would like to build a radio. Please put in the Gold Store. Thank
It’s quite fascinating that Sullivan went from black holes to wireless internet! Good thing he remembered his equations for his black hole system. The wireless internet is awesome!
thank you for making such cool videos! cant wait for the next one!
I really enjoyed this video.
Cool to hear about Australia and Csiro, I wanna live there! Never knew so much about wireless communication either before this video.
I like Motorola because it helps people communicate.
I like the 1990’s computer.
Todays live was so funny and interesting I loved the jokes!
Another great science live! So crazy how wifi was made, and named! Lol sometimes some things so complex seeming can be so simple!
I learn something new every time I watch these, so cool!
who else loves science like me
I loved learning this week, thank you
Hellooo from georgia
I loved this weeks science live. Coming from Texas.
the last science live episode was so cool! I can’t wait for the next episode
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE!!
So cool ! I’m also in Missouri, like the Acellus HQ !
Thanks for another live 🙂
Hi I think that’s cool you can have technology in a little string I think it could be bad or good, and I think the radio kit sounds really cool thanks.
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I love learning random things about science
This was so interesting to watch, the ends are always so fun!
The knowledge of Dr; R is so encourging to really study Science,
From michigan
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The string technology was amazing and I think the radio would be great. I’m also excited to see the new helicopter class!
Radio’s are one of the neatest inventions!!
this was a really informal video I really liked this one from tennessee
I really enjoyed today’s episode. I like the funny parts they make me laugh. Thank you Ha’leiya
Another great topic to learn about!
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As someone who was in public school up until 6th grade, acellus significantly improved my academic experience along with my willingness to learn. Definitely some of the best teachers I’ve ever had too.
I look forward to these videos every week !
Hi! Coming from texas!
I like the winter butterflies
Watching from Idaho!
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Great science live! Enjoyed it!
I learned so much
cant wait for next week.
Almost Friday 😉 hello everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the experiments you guys show! Great episode!
Thank you so much for this live class! I love tuning in!
Based off the video I just watched it teaches me about science and the science of technology. This helps me with science because I learned a lot of things like how science technology works.
i love science live I look forward to it every week
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the computer thread was so cool! and the pirate acting was funny lol.
i think that having a radio would be cool
how do radio works?
The pirate skit was great! Thank you Acellus Team!
How did John Sallavin make his equations pull apart data?
Smart clothes is crazy!
seeing other kids learn like me is cool
haha, the start was funny! Great video, very interesting stuff this episode.
So if tuning a radio is basically picking one frequency out of a bunch, how does the radio actually block out all the other stations instead of mixing them together?
my mom said those stats about passing grades made her feel relieved
Enjoyed wednesdays video
Tuning in from georgia love science live
Loved learning about the origins of Wi-Fi! Great episode tonight.
Super fun! I love your lives, they’re so entertaining. By the way, you should make a shark profile on the animal avatars since I haven’t seen one yet. I love sharks and it would be awesome.
watching from missouri!!
Science live is good for us
Yes to radio diy in shop please
I love the info these vids give
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very cool computers
thanks for the lesson
I wonder how computers will be like in the future..
This is very interesting!
Having what’s essentially a full computer living inside a thread is kind of mind-blowing.
Enjoy watching it! Thank You So Much!
can’t wait till next week
Radio waves have interested me, glad to have been here for this science live!
I would love the option to get that kit for the radio
Hi from Colorado
I would love the option to get that kit for the radio .
Wow this was cool, cant wait for next weeks.
best one yet, loved the fact about the computer!
How do you amp up the radio waves?
This is a pretty nice episode!
Thank you so much!
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I really like the Protégé’s part of Science Live. I also was so interested in learning about the computer as thin as a fishing line, it was very interesting.
Amazing video! I learned so much!
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The part about Wi-Fi was cool.
wow i didn’t know all this radios are amazing and yes you should put the r51 radio in the shop
let’s make radios!!
Imagine if you could see wifi.
Interesting topic very love all the insight and knowledge that comes from this!
I never knew you could just put workable things in a line of thread.
Hello from Texas.
Here from TN
I found the butterfly’s really amazing!!
I love acellus
Great episode! Always learn so much from the Science Live sessions