The Miraculous Octopus
This week join Roger Billings and the Science Live crew in an exploration of one of nature’s most remarkable creatures: the octopus!
We’ll learn about the octopus’s remarkable camouflage abilities and the science that allows them to change color and texture in as little as 200 milliseconds. Did you know they have no backbone and not one, but three hearts! Discover more fascinating facts and fun stories about these remarkably intelligent creatures.
This episode also includes updates on Acellus World – a new cyber school program, and don’t miss the hilarious segment where R51 attempts — with mixed results — to train an octopus named Octagon.
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 really enjoyed learning about the octopus this week!
This is so cool! That octopus was amazing.
2 cool 10/10 !
Learning about the octopus camouflage was fascinating
Great Science Live!
thats cool an octopus can mimic other animals and change colors
Here from Georgia! I don’t like octopuses tbh bc they are slimy and suction to your skin and hurt ew hahaha.
Thank you for this video. The R51 video was funny.
Hello from Texas! I can’t wait to watch this weeks science live!
i don’t know octopus has three hearts that is so cool.
I am fascinated by Octopi.
Thank you for the lecture on octopuses.
octopi are so cool!
Amazing videos
I didn’t know a octopus can fit into something so small. That is so cool!
Who knew octopus’s were so smart!
hope you all have a good day.
I cant wait for next weeks video.
What made you want to do an episode on the Octopus?
CommentThe octopus was a great creature to learn about
Cool Science Live!
I love how the octopus adapts to its environment no matter what and what makes it even cooler is when they mimic other animals!!!
Good science live
love these videos!
I like the part about octopuses. Great video
Thats so cool! I want to do that
Great video!
Octopus are such incredible creatures! They are really smart and have amazing capabilities!
I did not know octopuses could squeeze in that small of holes
Wow! I did not know a lot about octopi, so cool!!
I love the part how if an octopus can fit its beak through something then it can fit its whole body!!
I love the octopus I think they are so cool
Just like science live..😁
Octopus are amazing!
Octopi are so fascinating!!
What a great ocean review!
I really liked this science live. My brothers favorite thing in the ocean is an octopus.
I did not know that octopi were formally discovered and officially names in 1998, that is really cool!
-Science live is awesome!!
Octopuses are my favorite animal!
this is smart
Thanks for teaching us about the octopus
OF COURSE THE OCTOPUS DID NOT TALK, CHANGE COLOR, OR GET IN THE CYLINDER, OR MAKE A ROBOT!
🤣🤣🤣
Octopuses (octopi?) (octopodes?) are fascinating creatures.
I really love learning about what’s in the ocean and the marine life
I really like watching David and Caleb.
It’s so cool what those octopus can do!
I love science live!!
The octopus was cool!
I love the octopus!
Octopuses can live with their environment
Are squid’s and octopuses in the same family?
I like how the octopus change color.
i loved when they showed how smart octopuses are my dad rlly found that fasanating
This episode was so cool with all the imformation about octopus
I think it is crazy that humans have only explored 5% of the ocean. Imagine how many other varieties of octopi exist that we don’t even know about!
This video was cool. I didn’t knowoctopus were colorblind.
what is compones.
The ocean and it’s creatures are so beautiful. It’s still crazy to me that we only know a small percentage of what the ocean holds.
Love science live!
Love learning about how smart an octopus is
I’m a HUGE fan of the octopus
WOW! the octopus looked amazing and cool, can’t wait for the next video!
I love science live.
Amazing that was fantastic thank you.
LOVE octopie??? Loved this live!!!
Octopus is such a cool animal.
Learning about the octopus was really cool!
Octopie are so adorable! On top of that, they’re so smart- I mean, most marine- or even land animals can’t even comprehend using their surrounding objects as tools! I also find it so amazing that they can camouflage!
R-51 was so hilarious also I think the octopus was just embarrased 😉
I think octagon just didn’t like r-51😭
I love octopuses too! I knew they could change colors but I didn’t know they could change their skin too. That’s cool!
Awesome science live!
Cyberschool is nice, I wonder how they come up with these ideas so fast!
What do they experiment or design by studying the colors and traits of the octopus? I wish I had 8 arms hahaha!
The octopus was so cool. I loved how it acts and imitates 15 other species that we know about. And it wasnt even discovered until 1998
Octopus are so cool!
That was super fun!
this was cool!!!
How do octopuses produce ink?
I love learning about animals. Can the next one be about jellyfish? Did you know that jellyfish do not have a brain, nor heart or blood, for they are basically a floating stomach? Sorry I’m a nerd who loves telling facts. Especially animal facts. I love studying about mythical creatures and Ancient Egypt. It’s fascinating learning about things that people of the past used to believe in.
Cool I never new that
I learned that octopuses have blue blood.
octopus’ are one of my favorite animals! hi from SC!
Commentawesome!!
I love science live!
the octopus was so so so so SO cool! can not wait to watch the next one!!!!!!!!
It’s so funny that the octagon did all of the things while R-51 was’nt watching.
i love octopus you are like Mark Rober in his video we trained a octopus to play piano it was really cool just like your octopus episodes
My favorite part was the octopus, thank you for such an amazing video, can’t wait for the next one
I freaking love this!
This entire science live was very interesting. It made me want to look up more about the differences between how and why the octopus changes color versus the chameleon. I read that the chameleon changes color slower than the octopus and sometimes it’s to show the kind of mood it’s in or to regulate its temperature, not just for mating. It’s really cool how smart the octopus is too.
great video
the octopus was really cool in my opinion!
I loved it.
I loved learning the different octopus facts!
I think the whole Science Live on octopus was absolutely fascinating. Thank you.
What types of cameras and lenses are used to photograph the colors and the instincts of the octopus? How long did it take?
The ocean is so interesting. Zoey
Wow great video today!! The octopus was so cool omg! I can’t wait for next weekkkk
It was so cool to see the Octopus hide in the coconut. Also I saw a person trained an octopus to play on the piano.
I would like to know how long an octopus can stay camouflaged in one spot, like what if its predator is still looking for it?
nice videos
i love acellus
I can’t believe the octopus has nine brains and three hearts. That’s so coool!
Still have the same problem with the video starting over when I try to comment.
the octopus was so cool
I love science
I love octipi one of my favariote things to look at!
octopuses are super cool!
Can’t wait for next week loved the octopus!!
It is really cool to learn the an octopus can do so many cool things
That octopus was CRAZY Science live always suprises you!
I never knew octopuses were so cool!!
Whoa, I knew that octopus change color, but I didn’t know that they might be color blind! AND they can control their bumps!
Don’t most animals have facial recognition?
wow! i love science so much
Octupuses are fascinating but I don’t think there pleased with R51
Hello I am from Texas..
Learning about the octopus was so cool!!!
wow octopus are really cool that’s weird how they can feel colors
r-51’s octopus is really cute!🖤🐙
I really enjoyed seeing the octopus.
I didn’t know any of that about the octopus, I do have one question, is it octopuses or octopi?
I love octopus
The octopus was so cool
Hi everyone
great show
Super fun watch as always!
The octopus was amazing. I hope to see the ocean one day.
Dr. Pajet Monet looks like Marilyn Monroe in the white dress!
the octopus was very cool great video
I really enjoyed the octopus!
Hi I love the video
its not 12 its 8 r51🤣
I really liked the octopus! thanks guys
these videos are the best!
Science live is so fun to watch!
So cool today! I loved it.
great science live
i love sienes
the octopus is y favorite animal! I didn’t know that they were this intelligent
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I love the ocean
learning about octopus’s is every fun!
The octopus was so interesting and cool!
What made you want to have a science fair?
hello from texas
See you next time!
Wait, how did they figure out how Inky got out if he went through a drain? Did he leave a trail?
Wow, I didn’t know octopus have facial memory and how smart they are; also the science behind how octopus change their color and texture.
R51 is hilarious😀 and tell him that the octopus was doing all that stuff!
On the website for Acellus, it says that the science fair submitions ended yesterday. Is this correct?
Hi from texas
I love that Tobias always starts his lectures with a joke every Science Live!
Signing in from Florida.
This was a great and interesting Science Live.
the r 51 part was so funny!
There are so many unique discoveries from the ocean!
why would we use batteries made of dirt if we could produce electricity using water.
How does an octopus use science to change its color so quickly and why is this ability important for its survival?
I loved this episode!!
Science live is so fun
Octopus are one of the coolest creatures ever!
Octopus’s are so cool!
Hello from KY. What a cool octopus !
I love octopus! they are so cool!!!
Love the octopus
The octopus are so interesting to learn, and hear about
man that octopus is so cool!
Hi from NM
Hello from ohio
Love learning about ocean animals!
The part at the end with Octagon was great!
Science live is cool
That octopus was so cool
I loved this live see you next week! 😄
i loved this video it was so cool
It would be awesome if the next video is about cheetas
Octopus are weird
Hola from Fl. Another great science live.
I didn’t even notice the octupus in the video when it was camoflouged. that’s amazing!
I love octopi! They are so incredibly talented and smart!
this was so fun to watch!
I actually never new this very cool
it’s truly amazing how such a large creature can just fit into nearly anything
Great video