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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do mimic octopi mimic humans?
I feel like pet octopi would, but wild ones don’t
I wonder how octopus is able to avoid taking brain damage?
Superb! Hoping next week will be just as good. 🙂
I love this video!!!
It was the best*
Octopuses are so interesting!
I really like octopusses!
This was so cool! I look forward to the next one!
An octopus is such an interesting creature!
love it such cool facts awsome
Great video!
it is cool that octopuses can squeeze into tiny spaces.
Oh, R 51. An octopus has eight arms not twelve!
ZI love learning!
are octopus aliens?
great video Charlie loved it
It was so cool to learn an octopus will hide in a coconut shell.
I think its cool how octopuses can squeeze through little crevices.
this is cool
The octopus was so interesting!
octopi are cool
Yay! These are my favorite sea creatures! Can you do jellyfish next please?
Nice work!
cool Video today!!
The octopus is such an amazing and fascinating creature!!
The octopus is so cool!
How long can a octopus live for?
Amazing video!
hi from mississippi
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE!!!!!!!
so cool to lern about his stuff
I love science live!
The octopus was really cool! I learned new facts! thanks for the science live
Interesting video. I really liked this one.
Wow! Very cool!
Super cool.
Dear Mr. Billings,
Please don’t sell your car or your airplane 😢
You deserve to have them! Acellus Academy has helped me so much, more than I can write here. I love Science Live! And I love you and Ms. Monet so much! Maybe those who don’t appreciate you need to be let go. Please keep doing what you’re doing!
It’s pretty cool how octupuses learn from their mistakes.
It grosses me out every time I watch a video of an octopus squeezing itself into a tiny whole, but I laugh at the fart sounds it makes. I’m so immature :sob:
thank you sooooo much i love these
I loved learning about the octopus.
Octpie are very smart, who knew!
Since is my favorite class.
Science live rocks!!!
Woah i wish i could be an octopus!
Comment*The octopus is cool.
That was interesting!!!
Hello from California! Love the episode! (Though I can’t sign in because I have the app and it automatically signs me in.)
Great Stream!
You make science fun.
i love it
I would love to scuba dive with an octopus~
I absolutely LOVE Octopus! Thanks.☺️
Octopi are very cool.
I did not know that about the Octopus!
What other types of octopuses are there ?
Wow how interesting!!!
My family watches Science Live as a group, and only one of us is signed into Science Live when we watch it; is this going to be a problem now and in the future.
Very very interesting, love these always!
great video
This is why octopuses are one of my favorite animals, they are so smart.
I was so surprised seeing the octopus camouflage. I never knew they could change colors and even change the texture of their skin to blend in. I also never knew that they could remember faces, that’s actually cool because that means if someone had a pet octopus, the octopus could remember who their owner is!
I enjoyed learning more about the octopus!
Training an octocpus is actually so awesome!!!
great video
I wonder if scientists can make humans camouflage too like octopus
Wow this was a great video.
So funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This was an amazing live, thank you!
Great video
I have begged for a science live on marine life I am so happy!!!!
THANK YOU 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
This is an interesting!! Can’t wait for next week!
I look forward to next week
I love baseball and science live!
Loveee tuning in!
You learn something new everyday!
Hello from Minnesota
Who would have thought that an octopus had 9 brains!
Hello from AL
Great video I like octopus. It’s cool they can change color so fast
Hi from Buffalo ❤️ love live science
Great video this week!
So cool on how science works!
Good week
I love science live!
Octopus are so cute!!
Did you know that if you stab an octopus in between the eyes, the octopus will turn white and die? Its an easy way to make a octopus let go of you if your swimming and an octopus grabs onto you, but still there are other non-harmful ways to get rid of a clingy octopus.
Don’t a lot of squid do that too?
Science live is the best part of acellus. I love it!
Hi from Nevada!
Loved the video.
its cool becuase me and my freainds were talking about octopie the other day
Why are octopuses venomous? What does it protect them from?
Octopuses are cool!
This was amazing!
I’d love to train an octopus !
It’s fascinating how octopi have 9 brains and 3 hearts
This was a awesome science live.
its cool becuase me and my freainds were talking about octopie
Octopie(is that right?) are so awesome! A cool topic for a science live for sure.
I really loved how you trained the octopus. Amazing video as always!
I am glide you are still making these, and I hope you still well when I stop watching them.
cool lesson today!
I loved how you guys are so smart with what you do in the lab.
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this video was really cool today! I can’t wait till next time!
octopus are amazing animals they must have a big brain.
I love these videos!!!!!
this was awesome
that made my day!!
Science live is very entertaining.
Wow! I didn’t know you could train an octopus.
This episode was very cool and informative! I had known about octopi having 3 hearts, but not 9 brains! Great work this week as always 🙂
I love science live!!
r-51 was so funny
how do you train a octopus
I think it is really cool that octopus can escape through learning by seeing others do things. Being able to learn just from seeing is really cool, and a skill I wish I was able to consistently perform.
I really loved learning about octopus and this week was funny to watch.
Science live is so fun! Happy to see next week.
love science live!
This episode was really cool! The octopus sqelching himself into the bottle was gross but interesting!
Love science live!!
the best so far
I thought the mimic octopus was super cool!🐙
The goooo
Why are octopuses 🐙 so smart?! They are very interesting!
I enjoyed learning so much about octopuses this week!
i like learning about different science live videos every week.
Hi from North Carolina! Loved this week’s science live! 😜
Why do octopus have 3 hearts ?
Training an octopus is interesting
Hi r51
That’s so interesting!!
Very interesting !!!!!
I loved learning about the octopus and how they can learn from their mistakes and remember faces.
I love all the facts about the octopus. I wonder if the mythiclal Kraken was actually real.
Wow! I never knew octopuses were color blind, and it’s their skin that sees color. I think the coolest inventions come from mimicking nature.
When can we expect to widely implement biodegradable or eco-friendly materials in battery technology to reduce environmental damage all around the world?
science is amazing. so much to learn so much to see
Such an interesting Science Live!
This week’s lesson was very interesting. I enjoyed learning about how octopus’s change color and all other special abilities they have.
During the lecture, Dr. Roger Billings stated; if a student watches part of Science live, then logs off, they will not be counted for attendance
What happens if a student lives in a rural area and loses internet service mid-way through the video, (because they have poor service) will Acellus refuse to count that student for attendence; even if they watch the other half later.
yay cant to watch science live!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
Funny to see that octopuses have preferences for different humans. I can’t wait to learn more in the next one!
Octopuses are such amazing creatures! Can’t wait for the next science live.
so cool
Its super cool how adaptable the octopus is
WAS THAT A WILD KRATTS REFERENCE?! Also this is a very cool episode I liked it a lot! The fat about how octopuses change color was really interesting!
Good one this week!
hi from texas
I think its super cool to learn the science behind octopus’ and how they can change colors and texture very quickly is super interesting.
Octapuses are Awesome!!!!!
Science live is so cool!
this was so cool!
wow!! i really enjoyed this episode.
Interesting live today
love it
Awesome!
Yayy! I love Science Live.
that is cool
Great episode!
hi from california
Thank you Science live
I love octopus!! soo cool!
I really like the video
SO COOL!
Science Live!!!
Great science live
This is Great!
science Live was so fun
Wow that was a amazing video
this was awsome I love science live and octupuses to it’s amazing how they can get into small spots and r 51’s octupus was so funny.
Great Video this week!
I love science live so much!! 🙂
My favorite part was when Dr Tobias was talking about how octopuses use mimicry and camo to survive in the ocean and on land.
I loved this video and I think it was really cool.
Learning about Octopus is awesome.
This was my favourite live yet I love octopie