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 find octopi so fascinating.
Good live today cant wait for next weeks!
I really wanted an octopus but my mom wouldn’t let me! lol
14:30 That is so cool! I once watched a youtube video. In the video, this guy found out that octopus are more likely to survive and live longer if they are in their natural habitat (oceans). But because he bought the octopus from a pet store, he knew it was used to humans and wouldn’t be able to figure out its way in the ocean without some help. So he built a maze with different entrances, each entrance different sizes with the biggest entrance leading to the longest maze and the smallest entrance being the shortest maze. After testing different foods to see which the octopus liked best, he put the octopus in the maze to see if she could finish the maze. If the octopus solved the maze, which requires you to navigate a maze, walls moving up and down, walls and flooring some times shifting direction, and finally turning a giant wheel, the octopus got its favorite food as a prize. Once the guy determined it was ready and able to survive on its own, he released it back into the ocean.
Fun fact: Did you know that octopi DNA is so different from other species that they could be considered Earth aliens? It’s true, octopi DNA doesn’t stem to any other animal.
I really liked the octopus!
Hi this is cool
I just know the octopus can camouflage. That is cool! By the way I watched ep. 308 octopus but my parent portal said I watched ep.303. I tried to watch it many times on April 29 but it said ep.303 on my parent portal so I watched it again on April 30. It still said ep.303 but I watched ep.308 Octopus.
Love you dr. b
I found the octopi interesting, and I’m glad you covered it this week.
Thank you for teaching me about Octopus!
hi from nc! Always interesting
At my home aquarium, I’ve seen octopus vary in sizes. I can never tell if they’re squid or octopi, though!
Rodger Billings For President!
9 brains, 3 hearts, and 8 arms what can’t a octopus do?
12 leg octagon and R51 was funny!!!!!!!
I loved this episode!!
Octopuses are so cool
I love watching science live
Why are octopus considered to be color blind?
I have arrived fellow earthlings!
Im not the biggest fan of the ocean or the creatures in it but i did enjoy this video 🙂
I love learning about sea animals, octopi are so interesting are definitely one of the top ones I love to learn more about.
hi from boston!
Great lesson. Octopus are one of my favorite creatures.
Octopi are so amazing my favorite is the mimic octopus.
wow so cool
That’s insane how octopuses can change so fast, really interesting topic.
Octopus are the closest thing we currently have to alien life
I loved the topic of Octopuses today! Learning about chromatophores and other unique features was so interesting!
I enjoyed the video
Why did lady Pajet dance at the baseball game?
I love these videos
I like that octopus can remember faces and be more excited with others.
Super cool
Science Live!
I LOVE SCIENS LIVE TY
Thanks for the video!
I love R-51!
I loved IT👏👏👏👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Its crazy how they have 3 hearts!!
I really enjoyed this science live because I always learn something interesting.
I love learning about sea life! Octopi are one of my favorite sea animals
i love sea creatures so learning about octopuses was really fun and exciting it was a great lesson
8 brains and 3 hearts?! Thats actually crazy for such a small creature. It doesnt even have bones so it can squeeze through almost anything!
So great!
Really loved the stuff on the octopus. It actually inspired me to do digging into my favorite animals and their genetics and behavior.
I love this program!
i have an octopus in proximity to my house. His name is Hank T__T
So cool!
hi from texas
I love science life it’s my favorite part of the week
Amazing video this week!
Realy liked the video
So cool!
The octopus is really cool
I wonder why octopus use a beak to eat instead of anything else?
I think this was my favorite so far!
Octopus are strange
Who knew octopi could be so interesting
Wow amazing video
I love how smart the octopus can be and how intelligent they are they’re very smart creatures.
It was cool to see the octopus blend into corral
I think it is very cool that octopuses can change such a wide variety of colors.
Another amazing video!
Hello science Live!
I knew I was going to love this weeks video because of the title.
I love science live.
I did not know that octopus can grow there legs and arm back together
I knew a octopus was smart but ,
I didn’t know they were that smart.
One of my favorite animals to watch at the Springfield aquarium is the octopus. It’s cool how they mold themselves into spaces.
r 51 is so funea
Enjoyed relearning about octopi.
Love octopi, super cool, especially with all the different species they have, and all the environments they live in.
Collectively?😉
This was amazing!!!
hi from Bridgeport tx !!!! Love science live
Hi from Dallas. Enjoyed the video!
Howdy!!!!! From MT!
wow i am from texas to
I’m from Texas as well, but San Antonio.
I didn’t know octopi where so talented!
I enjoyed talking about the octopus, they are really cool.
I love octupi.
Loved the video about octopuses.
I love science and octupus are cool
I never thought an octopus could do so much, I also never knew they had THREE hearts
Actually, I DO have heard that octopuses have three hearts before I’M NOT KIDDING.
Collectively??????🤔😉
Octopi have nine 🧠🤯
Great program!!
I really liked this weeks video!
science is amazing!
Learned so much about octopus!
Science life is super cool!
yes is its so fun!
I love this so much!!!
I think octopuses are cool.
HI! From ND
Amazing live this week! I loved learning about the octopus!
Heyyyyyyy, guys I’m so excited to share that i have dance nationals on the 1st!!!!
that’s so neat!! I wish you the best of luck!!
I love Acellus
Are there HTML courses in cyber school?
There are so many interesting things to see here on Science Live.
Can’t wait for next week, Octopi are so cool!!
I love all sorts of sea animals one of my favorites are sea bunnies!
Love science live!
Another amazing live!
hii! coming from KY! thank you all for another great vid:3
It was really cool seeing that octopus use a coconut as protection!
Octopus are super amazing! Loved this live!!
Crazy that’s they’re so smart!
i love this science live i loved learning about octopus
I learned so much!
octoptus are so cool.
I really liked the inventioners were scared about the octopus they had to find, and the funny jokes they made.
I did not know that ocotupus are color blind
Octopuses are truly interesting to learn about. It’s fascinating how smart they can be.
R51 is great!
Dirt in batteries, huh?
thanks for science live!:) 😉
i like science live
8 brains and 3 hearts?! Wow!
love these videos
R51 is my favorite part of science live
This is a cool video, octopuses are interest
hello im so interesting from that
I loved learning about how the octopus changes colors! What an incredible creature!
I enjoyed learning on how octopuses and how they change color its much more to it than we think!
Thank you for this amazing Science Live episode! I really enjoyed learning so many interesting facts about the octopus.
Hello from Kansas
Fantastic live!
Please don’t ever stop I love this so much
i love homechool
Me too and especially on Acellus.
Hey everyone! :3 I personally think octopus-es (octopi?) are kinda adorable.
Octopus are strange, but smart!
I love this!
Hi from NC.
Hey its bailey here, Loved the science live!! I learned a lot!!♥️♥️♥️… I am honestly Greatful for your ACELLUS ACADEMY ONLINE SCHOOL for people like me who learn a lot. so thank you Dr. Roger Billings….
No question, I enjoy watching Science Live every week!
I love the ocean animals
Hello from Tennessee! I love watching the science lives every week!
This video was super Great!
How cool the ocean really has many interesting animals I cant wait to learn more about them.
That’s actually so cool! I wanna do that
That was very interesting up until the last bit
watching from ND
I love octopus but I love whale sharks moree
This video was interesting.
I like the octopus because it was funny that it turned into seaweed
Octopuses are my favorite animal!
I love octopuses! Great video
I love octopus they such a fascinating animal
Wow, it is so fun to learn somthing new each time you watch science live.
Octopus are so cool.!
I never knew that octopus’s have camouflage abilities.
This video was cool
This was such a cool live.
Hi from Idaho
Comment I never knew an octopus could be so advanced
Hello from NC! Also octopus are interesting!
Octoptus are so interesting, I love Acellus.
Great Program!
Octopus are smart
Video was great, love the facts!!!
The octopus is my favorite animal thet are very smart.
Can an octupuses find a little fish and be it?
Hi from Mississippi!
The octopus is amazing!
jack from nd
Those mimicking octopi are so interesting! The fact that they can make themselves look like a different animal while being colorblind is crazy!!!
Great information on the Octopus!
Great and informative podcast! Learned a lot about octopuses!
Science live is so cool I always learn new things!
Octopi are incridible creatures!! Love this weeks live see you next!
My sister has crocheted an octopus before!! Their such cool animals!! Howdy from Texas!!
l like howoctopuses are color blind
That was amazing! Thank you
Great video!
Wow everything was so interesting!!!
Very fun video to watch!
This episode was very enjoyable, there should be more episodes about animals!
yess, great idea!
Great video and an especially good experiment!
Loved this episode!
that was good
Awesome lesson!
cool! Great episode 😉
This was one of my favorites! I love octopi and think that they are so interesting! Also loved the underwater entrance Dr. Pajet Monet did.
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Hello from Texas! I loved the episode this week! I always learn so many new things
I’ve always loved octopi!! It’s so cool to learn more about them!
Hello Mr. Billings. I like your project to work with the school districts. Thank you for always trying to help parents and students.
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How old do octopus live?