Anyone Could Have Thought of That

In this episode of Science Live, Dr. Roger Billings and co-host Pajet Monet explore the art and science of inventioneering — and what it really takes to change the world. Drawing inspiration from Thomas Edison’s 1,000+ patents, Dr. Billings breaks down the inventioneering mindset: why the best inventions start with a genuine need, how to evaluate an idea before you invest in it, and why the hardest part of any breakthrough is believing it’s possible in the first place.

The episode also features Acellus News highlights, including student achievements in the Lumair Scholars Essay Award and Acellus Academy’s recognition as a top 10 US high school. Dr. John takes viewers on a deep-sea dive into a recent research mission off the coast of Brazil, where scientists discovered 31 new species using cutting-edge laser imaging and 3D camera technology. And Tobias traces the surprisingly chaotic history of temperature measurement — from melting butter and cow body heat to the rival scales of Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Plus, R51 makes his case for having invented bubblegum.

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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  1. Tim

    can’t wait for the next one keep them up

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  2. Olivia

    Hi from Texas!

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  3. Ava

    a octopus eating JELLYFISH!!!!!!!!!! WHY???!!??!!

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    Hello from Illinois.

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    So cool

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  10. Henry

    great ideas talked about in here

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  11. Luke

    very interesting

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      ih from Tennesse

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    Hi from NC!!

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    Hello from Maryland!

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  20. Riley

    Thomas Edison is absolutely incredible!

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    • Adalayde

      Inventing something would be amazing!

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      Love Science Live!

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    • Milani

      Hello from CA,
      I enjoy science live. I wish we had science live in the summer. I learned Thomas Edison had other inventions.

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      Hi from Kansas!

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    • Andrew

      I didn’t know that a squid could eat a jellyfish!

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  21. Alma

    Interesting and inspiring .

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  22. Ilyse

    Awesome video

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    Hello from Florida!

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    hello from georgia!!

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    i love science live.

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    From Louisiana

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    Hello From LA!

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    I love science.

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    I love science lives!!

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    • Matteo

      I didn’t know Thomas Edison was deaf!

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    • James

      Thomas Edison was amazing.

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  30. Kyler

    I did not know that Thomas Edison was deaf.

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    • Michael

      I did not know either

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  31. Laila

    What’s up from Texas!

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  32. Emma

    I really enjoy Science Live, but I wish that it would happen in the summer time, too.

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    • Scarlette

      I like science too.

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  33. Olivia

    Thomas Edison is one of my favorite scientists!

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  34. Tue

    Why do many great inventions seem obvious after they are created?

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  35. Elizabeth

    I love the live but the end segment is the funniest

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    • Ava

      I love this!

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  36. Raven

    My favorite thing to watch!

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  37. Noah

    Today was a very good episode. (and I can’t wait for the book)

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  38. Khaleesi

    I liked learning about Edison’s other inventions. I did not know he invented something else than the light bulb.

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  39. Cameron

    I love that Dr.B talks to us as if each one of us is a future inventor!

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  40. Jax

    Fixes for some big problems can be SO simple!

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  41. Rhea

    I think being an inventor would be so cool. I also liked how technology made it so easy to find out more about animals

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  42. Israel

    Loved this episode and loved hearing about new ocean exploration and new inventions and old ones.

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  43. Inaya

    This episode was amazing! I am very excited for the next episode, thank you Acellus!💗

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  44. Vanessa

    Hello from California!! Thank you for another incredible LIVE its always a pleasure to watch these.

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  45. Jane

    That was an interesting session! Maholo!

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  46. Celine

    Hello from Turkey! Very interesting topic, inventions really helped today’s world 😀

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  47. Honor

    Hi, from Delaware. Great Science Live! I hope I invent something useful one day.

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  48. John

    It’s really interesting how one person can change the world.

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  49. Jaymen

    brilliant, loved it!

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  50. Sofia

    hello from brazil

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  51. Bryar

    Hello from virginia!

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  52. Melissa

    Hello from connecticut!!

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  53. Payton

    Hi from amazing Canada!

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  54. Brayden

    It always did confuse me how thermostats work the way they do

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  55. Vivian

    I never knew that Edison was deaf in one ear. He was an amazing inventor.

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  56. Amihanarra

    It’s exciting to imagine how much more we can learn about the oceans with all the new technology. It seems like we find more aliens on Earth each time they discover a marine animal.

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  57. Joshua

    Some times it’s crazy to think about how deep the ocean is.

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    • Lennon

      i totely agree

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  58. Michael

    I liked how it was talked about how these people are remembered for their inventios that helped humans. Kind of puts into perspective, what do you want to be remembered for?

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  59. Ava

    Hello From Texas. I liked hearing about Edison and I’m also excited for the 4th of July broadcast!

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  60. Sean

    Thank you for fixing the commenting issue on the science lives.

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  61. Ruby

    hello from florida!

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    Hello from Georgia!!

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  63. Odessa

    I’m from Montana! I love science and learning about new things and animals!

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  64. Leaney

    I really enjoyed this episode! It was interesting to learn that great inventions often start by solving a real problem. The part about Thomas Edison and inventioneering was inspiring. Thanks for another awesome Science Live episode!

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  65. Fscyvh

    I thought the new species were pretty cool!

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  66. Ziva

    hello from south africa

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  67. Ava

    Howdy from Myrtle Beach, SC. Can’t wait for the 4th of July special will be watching right before some fireworks!

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  68. Artemii

    I usually find science docs kind of boring, but this literally kept me hooked the entire time. The way they explained everything made it so easy to understand!

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  69. Nivedita

    The Science Live episode teaches me something new everyday. Can’t wait for the July 4th special!

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  70. Melody

    I really like Dr. B’s discussion on the difficulty on gathering a team together and getting them to focus on one difficult task. Without the focus and helping hands that many inventors had, I don’t believe that many of our inventions would be here today.

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  71. Lorelai

    Hello from Illinois. I’m glad you are not using YouTube.

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  72. Caleb

    The new spider that has the fungus disguise is really cool!!

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  73. Grant

    from georgie loud and clear

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  74. Wyatt

    hi from new mexico love science live thank you dr b

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  75. Robert

    Wow! Thomas Edison !! Who knew of all his accomplishments!

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  76. Wyatt

    Hello from Indiana!

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  77. Rylee

    Hello from Virginia.

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  78. Amaree

    I love science

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  79. Olivia

    love this!

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    • Savannah

      Hi im savannah and I wanna be known for being a good person anyways stay positive and happy early 4th of July

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  80. Joshua

    Edison is awesome!

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  81. Phoebe

    Im from kentucky

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  82. Nicholas

    Very interesting gotta love it

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  83. David

    Loved this video

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  84. Kaylann

    I’m watching from Georgia! I’d love to understand inventing better!

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  85. Aliyah

    I love these lives

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  86. Kaylann

    Temperature is sure unpredictable sometimes!

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  87. Jaydaadelina

    Hii loved this !!

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  88. Kesun

    Signing in from Mississippi

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  89. Lucas

    Wow! These are so good!

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    • Sirinyamaat

      I would love to be an inventor too!

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  90. Jezabella

    Some people think that bakers don’t have to invent but they do because they have to invent new recipes for baking.

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  91. Sarah

    it was funny when r-51 said he had a picture of him and Thomas Edison! :PP

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  92. Henry

    very fun and informative to watch

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  93. Alexander

    this was an awsome video could inspire alot of people

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  94. Zane

    How amazing would it be to invent something new 🙂

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  95. Kensy

    hi from connecticut

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  96. Chase

    Hi form CT

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  97. Nailah

    Hii from Florida

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  98. Le

    Thomas Edison is a great inventor.

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  99. Le

    Thomas Edison is such a intelligent inventor.

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  100. Teegan

    Fantastic live can’t wait for next one !from fl

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  101. Jaydelyne

    I liked the part where I learned about Thomas Edison

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  102. Tanner

    Some things I feel like people couldn’t thought of like a car or a plane before they made them only one person

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  103. Maverick

    Thomas Edison was intelligent!

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  104. Royce

    Inventors are inspiring

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  105. Brody

    Awesome video also interesting, Loved it.

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  106. Katelyn

    Hi from Kentucky!

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  107. Tessa

    Thanks for fixing the comment issue with going back to the beginning!

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  108. Ayla

    Hello from Wasilla, Alaska, And I can see it very well. I love watching this Science Live , and I learn so much.

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  109. Anna

    Hi from Mississippi 🙂

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  110. Jeremiah

    I didn’t know the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit before
    that is really cool

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  111. Micah

    I can’t wait for the 4th of July special.

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  112. Parker

    hi from nms

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  113. Aislynn

    Sup from NY

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  114. Eastin

    Hi from Arkansas!

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  115. Jasmine

    I liked the video

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  116. Ily

    The new highlights sound so cool, also 31 new species is insanely awesome! I’m so happy to be a student here!

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  117. Lourdes

    We cannot wait for the Fourth of July science live!

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  118. Tristen

    hiii from Texas

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  119. J

    Cool animations!

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  120. Diana

    Its really crazy are people are able to think of these things.

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  121. Emmitt

    I’ll try my best not to invent boring things lol

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  122. Vincent

    i love science live

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  123. Liam

    Which scientists discovered these species?

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  124. Isabella

    This was such an awesome video!!

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  125. Zarek

    Hi from Florida!

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  126. Artyom

    Good episode

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  127. Bria

    I love learning about inventions

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  128. Hudson

    who invinted bubblegum

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  129. Katreena

    This was cool.

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  130. Zane

    Great show!

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  131. Darren

    Loved this science live!

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  132. Easton

    Good job

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  133. Sawyer

    I love learning about ocean life! I didn’t know there was life so deep and the laser imaging is interesting.

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  134. Callyn

    Hi from Washington 🙂 Can’t wait to watch this Science Live! I love them so much and I look forward to watching them every week.

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  135. Jonathan

    Cool to see the octopus eat the red jellyfish.

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  136. Cara

    Hi from North Carolina!!

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  137. Everett

    i didn’t know the thermometer was that old

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  138. Emma

    woah Las Vegas

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  139. Skyler

    I would love to invent something like a battery!

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  140. Harlequinn

    Hi from Indiana!

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  141. Oliver

    hello from Indiana!

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  142. Gareth

    Science live is honesty the most educational platform, every week is so much of new interesting information…….love to see it

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  143. Ember

    The picture quality and sound is great here in Japan

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  144. Nguyen

    Wow, cool!

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  145. Ella

    This is really cool!

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  146. Milana

    Although I didn’t watch this one right away, it was really interesting. It felt like I was there in real life.

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  147. Noah

    really interesting to see the inventioneering mindset loved this weeks science live

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  148. J

    Wow! Thomas Edison was a very smart man!

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  149. Emily

    Great live as always!!

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  150. Nguyen

    I thought the segment on the ocean life was very interesting actually, it’s worth watching science live!!!!

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  151. Princess

    Hiii from Alaska

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  152. Julia

    Thank you for this awesome video about how important are inventions and that we all can be inventors.

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  153. Stevie

    Hiii from texas

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  154. Madison

    Love it!

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  155. Tyla

    They say anyone can do it but it takes a lot of work and dedication to invent

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  156. Travis

    You truly can invent anything!

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  157. Gabriel

    Great reception from Oregon!

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  158. Maridia

    The celsius and fahrenheit segment was very interesting! 🙂

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  159. Nicklous

    I really enjoyed learning about the new cutting edge laser imagery and all the new creatures in the ocean. Looking forward to science live on the 4th.

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  160. Nicholas

    Very interesting. I enjoyed this.

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  161. Vivian

    it’s Vivian from Virginia

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  162. Lava

    Amazing video!

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  163. Lacie

    Great Live! Can’t wait for the next.

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  164. Declan

    The tiny Mushrooms are awesome!

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  165. Kavaughn

    I found it interesting to learn about Thomas Edison

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  166. Ezequiel

    The part we discovered 33 new Marine life was pretty cool

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  167. Baxton

    Love the science lives

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  168. Layton

    Awesome video

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  169. Joshua

    Interesting story about the thermometer!

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  170. Ava

    hii from nj

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  171. Abby

    Hi from Idaho!!!

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  172. Daniel

    yoo from houston

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  173. Treyvon

    Oh wow thermometers are are so neat!

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  174. Zoey

    Hi from ct!

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  175. Clayton

    I love this

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