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February 18, 2026  •  EPISODE 298

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 Scholarship. 

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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  1. Maximus

    Good stream.

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    • Eugenio

      Good luck in the science fair!

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    • Alexa

      How Did They put all those little tiny pieces together into a circuit?

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  2. Valentina

    The way the circuts work make so much more sense.

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    • Christian

      I enjoyed the protégé. I think they are really funny and really cool. Thank you for all you have done for us.

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  3. Camryn

    Hi!! from texas!!

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  4. Ashley

    Loved this live! -from Georgia!

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    • Brody

      same lol

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  5. Emily

    Very cool live

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  6. Jude

    may you allow the protege’s to teach a class about inventioneering?

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    • Evelyn

      Great idea! I hope they do!

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  7. Steven

    Comment is R51. Sociable

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  8. Hestyn

    cool live

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  9. Richard

    Í had a fun time learning

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  10. Blaine

    I enjoy learning about Integrated circuits. They consist of so many parts like resisters and capacitors.

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  11. Delilah

    This was such a cool live!

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  12. Cole

    I think I’m starting to get it

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  13. Emma

    Who invented the aluminum that floats

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    • Logan

      for real I need of of the stuff!!!

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  14. Eduardo

    Hi thanks again for teaching us how do you do it?

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  15. Jonah

    I knew R2D2 was up to something with that serum!

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  16. Carter

    Every single Science Live helps me learn and better my education 😀

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  17. John

    The Protégés are so funny. I can’t wait for every weeks Science Live with the Protégés. Keep up the awesome work.😀👍

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    • Alahna

      Hello, Learning about circuits was interesting.

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  18. Amber

    this is so cool and good.

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  19. Carl

    What is a 555 circuit?

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  20. Zuzanna

    Hi, I’m a flip flop!

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  21. Tobias

    i wonder if they can make it count miliseconds

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  22. Garrett

    I love science!

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  23. Evelyn

    Hi from Missouri! I loved the wat the proteges explained everything, it made it so much simpler.

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  24. Wyatt

    Today it was great I loved that we used 555 and Flip Flop I like the examples too This is Wyatt from Mississippi

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    • Brooklyn

      I love social emotional class it really helps me learn how to take better care of my emotions!

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  25. Joy

    I enjoy watching David and Caleb! Their hilarious

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  26. Gavin

    Hello from tn

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  27. Calvin

    So where did the proteges get all the wigs and moustaches? :]

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  28. Shania

    Hello, from FL!

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  29. Marilyn

    The protege guys explain everything so well.

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  30. Michael

    David and Caleb are very funny!

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  31. Katherine

    I have never used a 555 before

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  32. Brayden

    hello from Delaware

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  33. Bryce

    cool science live!

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  34. Paislee

    I enjoyed learning about circuits.

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  35. Joseph

    I love the R51 segments, he cracks me up everytime

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  36. Wyatt

    Is science still a hobby for you Dr. Billings?

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  37. Thomas

    I think it’s interesting that prisms can split light.

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  38. Miguel

    My top 3 personal favorite moments in Science Live:
    3. R-51
    2. Breakthrough Moments with Dr. Tobias
    1. The Proteges (David & Caleb)!

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    • Logan

      that is too true

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  39. Eduardo

    Cool video thanks for this one have a blessed day.

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  40. Ava

    I like the singing robot very neat.

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  41. Parker

    The super hydrophobic tubes were cool.

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  42. Jovan

    How many circuits are there?

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  43. Callaway

    Hi guys, I love watching the science live!

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  44. Melody

    Learning about circuits today was nice!

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  45. Isxaaq

    Hi from Minnesota

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  46. Kamille

    Nice live

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  47. Jayden

    this was so interesting i loved it

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  48. Cocoa-chanel

    heyyy cool live today watching from Montana

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  49. Evelyn

    I loved seeing the big ac d2 .

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  50. Zooey

    thanks now I now all the names to the circuits

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  51. Sabastion

    This video is going by extremely quickly

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  52. Mckenzie

    i find it interesting that by just using 0 and 1 you can form communication

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  53. Arlenny

    Integrated circuits are amazing, they’re the reason modern tech works so well, it’s crazy how much power fits in one tiny chip.

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  54. Talia

    Hi from Costa Rica!!!

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  55. Javion

    That was awsome

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  56. Mason

    great lesson on circuits. Hi from MD

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  57. Ava

    I think social emotional is an important class because it allows other students to improve behavior for the better, and has the ability to make the world a greater place.

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  58. Marissa

    I love watching science live because I learn so much.

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  59. Gavin

    these lives are always amazing. keep it up!!

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  60. Savannah

    What is wires made out of

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  61. James

    I’d consider myself a Flip-Fop.

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  62. Keegan

    When is the Aviation course coming out?

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  63. Joseph

    Would having and understanding of how Circuits work be help full in space?

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  64. Leon

    Hi from N.Y

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  65. Mykal

    I hope the big robot works out! Hi from Indiana.

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  66. Katrina

    I love the dancing robot!!

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  67. Shahnaaz

    The portages are so fun to watch best part of the video👍

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  68. Trinitee

    Another Wednesday, another episode! ❤️

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  69. Aaron

    Don’t throw balls in the lab

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  70. Bryson

    LOVE THE VIDEO CANT WHAT TO SEE THE NEXT ONE.

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  71. Insha

    Hello from NC!!!

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  72. Sarai

    she accomplished so much at a young age wow. maybe that will be me one day.

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  73. Joslynn

    I love how they can teach us about binary switches in an hour!

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  74. Ashton

    It seems the decade counter is simple but complex.

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  75. Ryker

    That was funny its always good to see R-51

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  76. Zane

    sel is always my fav class!

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  77. Cesar

    This is so interesting!

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  78. William

    Hi from Lufkin

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  79. Nicholas

    I enjoyed the topic that Dr. John gave tonight.

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  80. Cyra

    Hi from Nebraska!

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  81. Andrew

    Hello from Mississippi

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  82. Christopher

    It’s amazing how easy it is to make a timer by just understanding what the circuits do!

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  83. Kison

    What year was coding first used and who invented it?

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  84. Samantha

    Circuits are very interesting.

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  85. Thalia

    That’s a very cool and big robot!

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  86. Deegan

    That’s cool how all those components come together on the circuit board.

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  87. Curtis

    HELLO from SC, love these!!

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  88. Liam

    Hello from Virginia

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  89. Ava

    I want a pet spider.

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  90. Eva

    hello from tx

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  91. Hayden

    I learned alot from David and Caleb. They are awesome!

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  92. Payten

    how does the capacitor work?

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  93. Fabiana

    I loved how the robot danced, it was pretty fun, plus the song was awesome!

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  94. Cyron

    The circuit part was interesting!! how many different types of circuits exist?

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  95. Kingston

    Hi from IL

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  96. David

    Hello, cool live!

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    • Isxaaq

      R51 is fun to watch

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      • Hazel

        So right

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      • Safiya

        Omg YES😆

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  97. Kynzlee

    How cool!! HI from Wyoming. 🙂

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  98. Ella

    Caleb and David make the circuits easy to understand which kelps me personally.

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  99. Pamela

    This is so intresting

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  100. Dillon

    These guys are always amazing!

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  101. Max

    Social emotional is a good class because it shows how to be a better person. It shows how you can live a better life and be a kinder person to other people.

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    • Ava

      I agree.

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  102. Piper

    I love how circuits work and the way the wires build together to make a magnificent peice of technology

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  103. Kaiya

    binary code is so fascinating

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  104. Kingston

    Hi from IL.

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  105. Jack

    Please keep doing these videos they are helping

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  106. Zoey

    I like this alot, really interesting!

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  107. Catalina

    NICE LESSON!!!

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  108. Gatlyn

    love the video

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  109. Cannon

    that is funny is fake mustache

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  110. Russell

    The protoge’s explanation of binary was amazing!

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  111. Braylen

    Hello! Here from VA.

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  112. Bless

    good video👍

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  113. Jack

    Thanks for your easy to understand explanations.

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  114. Daina

    Hi from ne!!

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  115. Cameron

    Hi from MT!

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  116. Eve

    the protege’s are very funny

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  117. Travis

    I loke how they explain everything so that it can easily be understood, no matter the complexity. Keep up the good work!

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  118. Riley

    Dancing robot was awesome.

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  119. Brayden

    I like the show

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  120. Emily

    Hello from Georgia!

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  121. Penelope

    where or how does the number get stored in the circuit?

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  122. Angel

    Comment It’s amazing how far out technology has came, and. Can’t wait to see what future technology holds for us.

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  123. Sabastion

    I like the part were the robot did a dance and sang

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  124. Jack

    You should do more about bread boards

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  125. Knightly

    I love learning things like this

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  126. Logan

    It was interesting learning about circuits tonight.

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  127. Preslee

    Who was the first person that thought of or invented the binary coding process?

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  128. Theo

    OMG SO COOL

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  129. Madison

    Hello from SC!!!! Excited for new video

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  130. Orion

    Hi from IL.

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  131. Brayden

    Hello from NC!

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  132. Joshua

    Dr. Billings, you have struck gold with the Protégés. Thank you for sharing their brilliance with us!

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  133. Oliver

    This was a really fun science live!

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  134. Bentley

    Very cool!

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  135. Zaki

    hi i’m from delaware

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    • Wyatt

      Looking forward to next Wednesday

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  136. Issac

    issac from MD

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  137. Ava

    Excited for my first show!

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  138. Gael

    The robot ACD2 was very cool. I like that it was blue and the dance movements it made. I also liked how William Hershel’s discovery from Newton’s prism about the colors had different temperatures.

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  139. Sabastion

    How were you able to do that in less that ten minutes

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  140. Liam

    Coding is really fun I’m glad to be learning more about it.

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  141. Phebe

    This is cool

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  142. Joshua

    hi from Indianapolis

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  143. Ryder

    Hi from ky

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  144. Faythe

    hello from Michigan!

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  145. Harper

    science live inspires me week!!

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  146. Braylen

    Hello all! Here from VA!

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  147. Samuel

    I Love Science Live So Much ❤❤❤

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  148. Bella

    the robot was pretty cool might need to build my own

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  149. Abigail

    this is really cool!

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  150. Aiden

    Hello from missouri! I love anything abt coding, super cool!

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  151. Charles

    Charles from Texas

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  152. James

    That’s really fascinating.

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  153. Ivette

    I like the ACD2 Robot singing and dancing, this Robot is so cool!

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    • Hadassah

      It is!

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  154. Lauren

    Thank you for always putting so much effort into these awesome science lives!

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  155. Jerry

    I love science live

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  156. Nakita

    I liked how the protege’s explained binary. They made it really simple and easy to understand.

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    • Umayma

      I love social emotional.

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    • Madison

      Hello from bc I enjoyed this live

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  157. Lainey

    loved this live!

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  158. Avery

    Hello from Maryland!

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  159. Prince

    love the robot

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  160. Samadhi

    Hello from Colorado!

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  161. Adriell

    Love science live

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  162. Mark

    Been enjoying the Science LIVE so far!

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  163. James

    hi from texas huston

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  164. Tilson

    Is it possible for a 555 integrated circuit to overcharge and if so what happens?

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  165. Tristan

    Hope everyone had a good week and good job on it

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  166. Desiree

    Hi! I’m from MS!

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  167. Samuel

    Hi from Colombia, I like how to the robot dances to the rhythm of the music!

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  168. Nathaly

    Hihi from Florida!!!!!

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  169. Zoey

    I like the song that the robot dance to.

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  170. Bradley

    The dancing robot was my favorite thing tonight on the science live.

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  171. Sabastion

    I never knew about any of these until tonight they are very cool

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  172. Blake

    hello from NJ!

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  173. Lillian

    I love ac-d2 awww awwww awwwww awwww

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  174. Julie

    finally wendnesday that means science live I think this is the best live so far

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  175. Marleigh

    Hello from Arizona! Great episode!

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