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 think the octupus changing colors is really cool and amazing to see.
never thought i’d be seeing somehting like this!!!
whay are they called octiy?
Wow!!!!! It would be really cool to utilize the camoflauge of an octopus!!!
Science live is so awesome!
I love animals! More videos on them would be great.
Amazing video!!
So so so so cool
Why did they use dirt in the battery?
The Cyber school thing is cool
Why was the octopi blue, I thought they are normally red?
The ocean is full of interesting animals!
Octopi are so advanced
This was so interesting on how octopus’s develop and learn from past mistakes like humans!
this episode is so fun to watch
i love science live
Octopi or so smart and fast because they the best.
octopus’s are so cool to me.
Great video I enjoyed it.
I cant wait for this amazing video!
I like how octopi can change color.
I love the video
loved this, cant wait for next week!!!!!!!
Octopus are really smart animals. I love learning more about them.
love todays science live
super cool
octopuses are very smart…and tasty
I love science live!!
Awesome live!!!
That’s so cool! Know I know all about octopuses.
It really is so incredible that an octopus can do all of those things within a matter of seconds! I wonder what other things they are capable of doing that we are not aware of yet?
I love it
Thank you for the video it was interesting to learn about octopui!
Cool colors on the octopus.
I love animals of the ocean!!
octopi are so cool!
love this
I enjoyed learning about how a Octopus can change color. I also found it interesting how they can find shelter and that they have nine brains.
I didn’t know the octopus could camouflage so well.
I loved this weeks video, they keep getting better and better! Thanks Acellus
best video ever!!!! i wish there were like 10 a day
Hi from Texas
wow really good live this week
good science liven video
Great live I learned so much !
So excited!
Octopuses are awesome thank you science live. I learned that octupi’s blood is blue and that they can change their texture.
I never realized how interesting octopuses are
That octopus has coconut priorities
I got a new favorite animal, octopus is truly amazing 🤩
i love math science and engish .
Great video!!!
I like that Summer is almost here.
Amazing job so far, keep it up!!
I had no idea that some octopus used coconut shells to hide themselves that’s so cool!
This has been my favorite lesson so far!
When I lived in Rockport I was in Sea Camp and learned about all sorts of sea life. Somehow I had forgotten that an octopus has 9 brains. Thanks for refreshing my memory and for anotjer great SCIENCE LIVE!
The miraculous octopus
That’s adorable.
loved it!
The octopus is one of my favorite animals because of all the cool things they can do!
That is so cool that an octopus can do all those things!
Thats crazy an Otopus has 3 hearts
I love science Ilive ‘m going to miss it during summer!
Hiiii, happy to be here!
I love R51. He’s so funny. I love the Octopus. He was so cute. It’s interesting how they can hide & you can’t even see them. They blend into their surroundings very well.
how in the world did that Octopus just do that. That was crazy
Cool I didn’t now octopus had blue blood.
I love this video!
good video
I love how octopuses work!
I loved Dr. Tobias, the protégés, and Area 51. The octopus actually did the stuff because he wanted to do it for Lady Paget and not little R.
Before watching this episode, I’m afraid the only thing I knew about octopuses were how they were called haha. So, very interesting episode, they’re way more intelligent at spatial challenges than I could’ve thought!
Loved the video.
I was really surprised to learn that octopuses are actually colorblind and rely on their skin to detect and respond to different colors in their environment. That’s such an incredible adaptation and shows how unique nature can be. It also made me think about how many modern inventions and technologies are inspired by observing animals and natural processes. Some of the most creative and effective ideas seem to come from studying how nature has already solved problems.
cool episode;)
Awesome lesson!!!
Loved the video!
Cool topic!
I didn’t know that the Octopus can camoflauge!
I love this school hope I learn more
Amazing video cant wait to see more like this !
This weeks video is probably my favorite one I’ve watched so far.
awesome video
Wow, octopi are so smart and advanced!
*Interesting , who knew there was so much to learn and explore within the idea of octopuses!
I have a question what if I didn’t have good service or starts the video but has to stop and finish later? Will they still be counted?
That was Amazing video!!
Coming from KY! thank you all so much!
Love the live! Loved the experiment!
wow I do not know how octopuses could do that
can we do lizards next?
It was interesting hearing about octupus! they are such interesting creatures!
Why are octopie venomous?
hello from Missouri!
Great video! Thank you!
cant wait for the next one!
I loved this one!
this is just amazing!
hello from new york.
Great video! Thank you.
Thanks science live for this amazing video this week
I love learning from these amazing videos!
I love science live and everything it teaches!
Great show this week! I never realized how amazing the octopus can actually be.
this is my favorite video so far
Loved the science live!! i learned a lot!!♥️♥️♥️
Octopuses are amazing!
Wow! This might be my favorite live yet!
I can’t wait to graduate, I think i am going to next year! at 16 years old:)
loved the video!!
I love learning about science!!
great video
Octopus are so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing topic for this week!
hello this is awesome
loved the video
It’s really impressive how much control and octopus has over it’s body to create different colors at will.
I enjoyed this live on the octopus. I learned things I never knew.
Loved watching this episode !!
I liked when the octopuses were camouflaged, and I liked the man at the ending that was talking to the octopus.
Loved this live!
I did not know Octopuses camouflage themselves like that. Thats very interesting.
Hi from alaska
Great video about octopuses. I enjoyed it! Very cool that they have blue blood.
Great video thanks acellus!
I have watched this video
How easy is it to get out of a octupus hold??
I learned so much more about octopuses. I did you know octopuses live only 6months- 5years depending on the species of octopus. I can’t wait for next weeks episode.
amazing video
I can’t wait for the Baking course!!!
Can the octopus make other textures other than that rock texture?
Octopus are incredible! I wish I could do that! Thanks for doing science live!!!!!!!!!!!!11 🙂 😉 🙂 🙂 😉 😉 😉 😉
Learning about octopuses has been so interesting!
Love the biology topic.
So funny! Thanks for making these awesome videos and for kindly caring and helping yall! Awesome vid, ya’ll made (awesome me lolol) happilly smile! I LOVE animals with some of my cool likes being awesome Octopi (which now I extralove, I have always loved them LOLOL) and cool crickets, You are awesome! speaking of animals, can you please make a vid about cool crickets? I think they are awesome! Thanks! ALl of your guys vis are so cool, like camoflauge (like the cool Chameleons! lol, ya’ll are so funny especially R-51 and gr8, thanks Acellus WOrld, Science Fair, and the WOrld Cup Competition are also WOW way cool, Thanks Happy Wishes and Happy Days! LOVES to all! -3
great video
I enjoy watching science live every week! I love it because it teaches me new science information I never though i would ever get to learn.
why would the octopus try to mimic other fish?
I liked learning about the octopus and its tentacles.
The octopus is such a cool animal!
Great Video!
Thanks for another video I didn’t know they could trick predators into going in a different direction
I love learning for what Dr. Roger Billingings has for us every Wednesday!
Amazing video!
How do you guys pick a new topic every week?
great video learned a lot!!!
Good and awesome day to watch the science live.
hey there from Arkansas
HOW DO OCTOPUS’S HAVE SO MUCH BRAINS?
octopus are so smart, I love them.
I learned that octopuses are an amazing sea animal that are very snart.
They’re so cute
amazing video
How much tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh…… tentacles
I like learning about Octopus🐙
Dang Octagon is sneaky !👀
love the science lives
Good week video loved it learned a lot from the video.
thanks guys
Great video this week ! Loved it!!!
Science is so interesting!
very cool vid this week
Good job
Hi from va
I enjoy this science live!!!!!
Super cool video this week. Octopus are interesting creatures.
I love science!
awesome video this week!
Hi from New Jersey!
super cool
I loved the segment on the octopus!! I think its really awesome how they can fit their whole body into such a small hole!!
great video!
i love octopus. thank you for teaching us about them
Thank you for todays video Science Live!
that’s crazy, alot to know about octopuses!!
15 different creatures
loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!