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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It’s so crazy that octopuses can squeeze through tiny holes.
Octopuses are so smart – I had no idea!
I love the section on ocean wildlife!
I love the ocean its so mysterious!
I love science live.
I loved this week of science live I can’t wait for next week!
I find it so interesting that an octopus is able to match the colors of the environment they live in!
This is so cool!
I’m amazed by Octopus! More animal episodes please!
Gets better every week.
nice video
How is it possible for an octopus to change the colors When they’re color blind get the correct color as well?
i like octopus
Another great episode, can’t wait to see what’s next week!!
How do octopuses figure out how to use almost any man made equipment?
I really enjoyed this episode! I tried to post my comment (with a question) during the video, but it immediately went to an error screen and made me log back in. This is the third time this has happened to me. Is there something I can do to fix this?
Octopus are one of my favorite animals.
I love learning about octopus!
i love octopus’s
So Funny😆😄😂R2D2Octopus is naughty.
Thank you.
I didn’t know octopus had blue blood, very cool!
Octopus have such unique talents.
wow wow wow
Imagine how many more species there are out there that remain undiscovered by humans?
We should do more ocean creatures.
good idea
I think octopuses are really cool.
It’s so cool that an octopus has three hearts!!
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! That would be awesome!!! 🙂
we should like a killer whale or a great white shark 🦈 💦
Do you guys want to learn about sharks cause a lot more than octopus pie it’s so cool there’s a Sand tiger shark I even have two of its teeth you got a listen to me so you gotta ask him to do sharks please
Science live is so cool!!!!
Wow! an octopus has 3 hearts? Thats awesome!
Learn something new every week with science live!
Octopus are so cool.
Love to learn about the ocean!
I love learning about animals, escpessially ones that are my favorites.
This is one of my favorite animals. They are very neat to learn about.
I love science live! This video was great!
Thanks Science live
I love the information science Live gave about octopuses.
Wow! Octopuses are so fascinating!
I really liked learning about octopus! Thank you for amazing science lives!
Hello from VA! loved this video.
wow ur from VA nice <3
Science live is truly one of the best shows.
I watched this video with my sister.
Have you heard of the blue ringed octopus?
I loved this episode ! So interesting.
I love how octopus are amazing escape artists.
i love it!
Wow I wanted to learn about this.
Hello from North Carolina.
Octopus are really cool to learn about.
how does the octopus change colors and it was a good video
I love these!
I loved this episode
Octopuses are so neat!! Great episode! Loved this weeks live!!
Octopuses are so awesome!!
I was interested in the octopus and its ability of camouflage. How can octopi change colors within 200 milliseconds?
This science live will be great!
I loved learning about the octopus!! It can do so many different things! It is so cool!!
How interesting that dirt with microbes was able to be used to generate power. It’s amazing what can be done with our natural resources!
The octopus reminds me of an alien. I like how the octopus can camouflage to hide from predators or to hide from fish to eat them. How fun would it be if we could change colors! I didn’t realize that the octopus was so smart that they can trap fish to eat, learn from their mistakes, and do puzzles.
Did you know that octopus are from a different planet
I think octopus are very cool because they can camouflage to
Hide from predators in the ocean and can fit through small cracks.
I love science live
I didn’t know octopus could change color so fast what an amazing science live
This is so cool!
I love octopuses
This was definitely my favorite video so far this year. Learning about the octopuses was so interesting.
Today I loved the science live. I love octopuses and I find it very cool that they have three hearts and can change colors.
I loveee this episode I live so close to a beach and I see them all the time so the lesson was really cool so I can tell other people octopuses thanks
Really? what kind of beach is it because I live near the beach too, and I have never seen one. ??? 🙂
OMG the octopus was so cool I loved this science live today.
thank you for another verry informational video
octopus can taste with their suckers and have 3 hearts
I always loved learning about outopuses! thank you for this video!
i love octopus
The octopus information is interesting
Did anyone else hear about the male New Zealand octopus named Inky? He is known for have famously escaped the “National Aquarium of New Zealand” by slipping through a small gap in his tank(about the size of a quarter), traversing the floor, and sliding down a 50-meter drainpipe back to the ocean, back in 2016.
so cooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really liked this science live about the octopus. I thought it was neat to learn that they can change color and texture in 200 milliseconds! I didn’t know octopus has 3 hearts. I like how they mimic other sea creatures based in their environment.
I think it’s cool that they blend in with what is around them.
Octopuses are amazing!!! 🙂
This was a great science live!
An octopus can change colors with its surroundings
I Like that the octopus kept doing things when he didn’t see him.
Really likes the octopus and changing colors.
Some octopuses can change color and get bumpy
Can you please help me find my baby octopus.
Thank you for the science live.
i thiught this video was super cool
Hello!! Great video! Cant wait until next week
Octopus are cool looking creatures.
it’s so cool how octopus can slide into small spaces!
10/10 this week is very good
wow! octopus are so cool!!
I love learning about the ocean and wildlife, you guys should do more science lives like these.
thanks for the live!
the miraculous octopus is so cool
loved the science live it was amazing!
How do they change colors if their color blind?
Octopus!!! Love sea animals!
any color they cant do?
I think camofloge is so neat! I think it’s so cool that you can train an animal like that even though I imagine that would be hard! I was also wondering if maybe we could have more lessons about animals becuase I thought this episode was really entertaining!
I love sea animals. This is my new favorite video!
Great video this week
I really enjoyed this science live!
Wow, I never knew octopuses could change colour like that!
that was pretty good
My brother loves octopus. Now I can match his knowledge on them.
I loved this week’s live ! So many new facts I didn’t know.
I’m quite surprised they octopuses, their one of the most alien creature in my opinion.
I love octopus!
This was a fun week.
I liked learning about the octopus.
i love this
I never knew that octopi were theorized to be colorblind I had always thought they knew what color to change to based on what they saw with their eyes.
i need an octopus!
I love that you talked about Octopi in this live!
The octopus is such an amazing creature
you had me at octopus
This was a good live.
This kind of otopus is amazing right?
I like marine life.
I thought they had eight hearts
I knew that octopi can change color, but I didn’t know that they could change textures as well.
I wish I was an octopus! Thanks for another great science live.
I look forward to learning more on science life I’d like to part about the octopus it was very interesting and I also find its eyes a little bit funny.
That octopus changing color and texture is so cool. And I think the” lady in white” brought some amazing good energy and that’s why the team kept winning when she showed up.
I hope scientists can discover more about mimic octopi; they are very intriguing species. I’m also quite excited to see safer, environmentally friendly batteries in the future.
what are main diffrences between copper based blood and our blood? ( I believe that octopi have blue copper based blood 🙂 )
This was really fun to learn about and take notes on.
I loved this! Octopuses are interesting!
Best science live ever. The octopus is awesome!
I was told that octopuses have dougnut shaped brains.
the octopus is sooooooooooo interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
an octopus is actually very interesting
Octopuses are very unique from their features and abilities.
I enjoyed this weeks episode, especially the segment on octipi, it was really fascinating.
This was a great video!
Wow very cool
Octopi are really cool with all their adaptations, 3 hearts and 9 brains!
Love this episode!! Thank you
I liked the glass octopus figures you had. I collect glass figures and have some similar ones. That put a smile on my face when I saw them!
. cant wait for next week!!
i did not know a octopus could do so much.
Thanks for the weekly videos keep them coming
Great lecture this week. I learned so much about the octopus
I always thought Octopuses were interesting intelligent creatures. I like how they camouflage themselves.
Nice! I loved this episode.
Extremely interesting, as per usual. Can’t wait for the next Science Live!
Ready to learn!
This was so cool.
This live is awesome
I liked the octopus! I had no clue that it had three hearts!
I really liked the octopus! I had no clue that it had three hearts!
love this episode!!
Love octopus!
I liked learning about what a cool animal Octopuses are!
All I can say is “wow”. I didn’t know octopuses were that interesting to learn about!
I love octopus! They are fascinating creatures.
This science live was super intresting. I never new that octopuses could turn other colors!
Ive always thought octopus’ are cool. I just never realized how cool.
Would it be possible for octopi to change colors correctly if they can’t see at all, would the colors come out well or may they just stand out of the crowd.
omg this was such a great episode and I love octopuses!
Can the octopus open a covered cup to get to a fish and can they change to white.
This had to be my favorite science live since I been enrolled in Acellus, it actually kept my attention and learning all the facts was really neat and I also took notes so i can do my own report this week on them!
A live octopus sounds weird but they taste very good i ate them once and i was perfect.
I didn’t realize how neat they are
I really enjoyed learning about octopus’s, I find them very interesting!!
i didn’t know that octopus can camouflage
The octopus is an incredible creature to study.
That is crazy that octopus can basically shape shift to fit into small spaces and open jars.
I can’t wait to learn about an octopus they are such fascinating creatures.
Loved this message about marine life!
That R-51 is so funny.
hi from south carolina
I really liked this science live with the octopus!
The story about the octopus was very interesting.
why do octopus have 3 hearts?
this was fun to watch
I love being a marine when I grow up
This is the best one I’ve watched by now and I never knew that an octopus had nine brains.
Thanks for a great video!
I really liked learning how octopuses can fit through just about anything as long as their beak can fit.
wow this was fun to watch
Loved this episode!
An octopus reminds me of how some aliens are portrayed in movies
Loved the facts about the octopus, one of my favorite animals!!