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.
Read more about DrB »
About the Roger Billings Scholarship Program »
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Hello from NC. I think octopi are really cool
“Since two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms, do the arms ever ‘disagree’ with the central brain, or act independently to solve a problem?”
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Octopus’s camouflage abilities are so cool! Being able to change colors and textures so quickly is fascinating!
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I wonder what will be discussed today.
It’s so cool that that can hide in there environments,it shows that octopuses have really cool things about them.
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Octopuses/ Octopi are great at camouflage!
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Is that why they have big heads, the big brain has to kept in all those?
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how many colors can otcopus use to camofloge ?
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How long does it take an octopus to observe an animal to mimic its appearance and movements?
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Do you believe that camouflage technology based on the octopi should be accessible to the public, even with the risks involved?
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The octopus is my favorite animal, they’re very smart.
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It is amazing how the octopus in the video blends in with the plant. Thanks for sharing!
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I watched a show awhile ago called the octopus teacher about how smart they all are!
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Camouflage is such an amazing trait for survival!
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