1. Previously on
the big bang theory...Copy !req
2. Sheldon, did you just figure outCopy !req
3. A method for synthesizing a new
stable super-heavy element?Copy !req
4. Did I?Copy !req
5. Well, that can't be right.Copy !req
6. No one's ever done that before.Copy !req
7. Except me because I just did it!Copy !req
8. I've made a horrible mistake.Copy !req
9. What are you talking about?Copy !req
10. This table,
it's in square centimetersCopy !req
11. I read it as square meters.Copy !req
12. You know what that means?Copy !req
13. That americans can't handle
the metric system?Copy !req
14. Amy, I was off
by a factor of 10,000.Copy !req
15. But the chinese team
found the element.Copy !req
16. Yeah, well, they shouldn't have.Copy !req
17. My calculations were wrong.Copy !req
18. The greatest scientific
achievement of my lifeCopy !req
19. Is based on a blunder.Copy !req
20. I'm not a genius.Copy !req
21. I'm a fraud.Copy !req
22. You know, sheldon,
in neuroscience,Copy !req
23. We're forever finding something
in one part of the brainCopy !req
24. That we thought was
someplace else.Copy !req
25. Oh, great, now I'm
worse than a fraud.Copy !req
26. I'm practically a biologist.Copy !req
27. This is science Friday.
I'm ira flatow.Copy !req
28. My guest today is responsible
for the discovery of the firstCopy !req
29. Stable super-heavy element.Copy !req
30. Welcome, dr. Sheldon cooper.Copy !req
31. Thank you.Copy !req
32. Uh, the university
made me come here.Copy !req
33. I didn't want to.Copy !req
34. Uh, big fan of the show.Copy !req
35. So, I understand
that you actually discoveredCopy !req
36. This element by mistake.Copy !req
37. Yes.Copy !req
38. And some people in the science
community are calling itCopy !req
39. "the wonder blunder."Copy !req
40. Who? Give me their names.Copy !req
41. I bet it's wolowitz.Copy !req
42. It's just such
a fascinating story.Copy !req
43. Your calculations are way off,Copy !req
44. But they find
the element anyway.Copy !req
45. It's like misreading
a treasure mapCopy !req
46. And still finding the treasure.Copy !req
47. Can we talk
about something else?Copy !req
48. Do you know that I yodel?Copy !req
49. That's interesting,
but this could be taking youCopy !req
50. Down the path
toward a nobel prize.Copy !req
51. And in chemistry, no less.Copy !req
52. And wouldn't
that be unusual?Copy !req
53. Because you're a physicist.Copy !req
54. Yes, yes, I'd be a physicist
with a nobel in chemistry.Copy !req
55. Everyone laugh
at the circus freak.Copy !req
56. You know, I don't need to sit
here and take this, flatow.Copy !req
57. It is because of bullies
like you,Copy !req
58. Every day
more and more americansCopy !req
59. Are making the switch
to television.Copy !req
60. President seibert, I don't
know why you're yelling.Copy !req
61. You're the one who made me
go on the radio.Copy !req
62. I was expecting a professional
science interview,Copy !req
63. Not an attack
by some morning zoo shock jock.Copy !req
64. Well, if the university
needs money so badly,Copy !req
65. Perhaps you should start
a swear jar.Copy !req
66. Whoa! That one's worth a dollar.Copy !req
67. I know you don't like it,Copy !req
68. But every time
you do an interview,Copy !req
69. It raises the profile
of the university.Copy !req
70. That translates to funding.Copy !req
71. Yeah, well, I'm not justCopy !req
72. Some trained monkey
dancing for coins.Copy !req
73. Of course you're not.Copy !req
74. People love trained monkeys.Copy !req
75. How can you not be happy?Copy !req
76. You're tall, thin and famous.Copy !req
77. Oh, my god,
I'm jealous of sheldon.Copy !req
78. Look, you're gonna be doing
this stuff for a while.Copy !req
79. You're just gonna have to find
a way to get used to it.Copy !req
80. But none of you know
what this is like.Copy !req
81. Being celebrated for something
you wish you never did.Copy !req
82. Mmm... You clearly haven't been
with me at mardi gras.Copy !req
83. Want to pause the video game
and help me clean up?Copy !req
84. I am cleaning up.Copy !req
85. Look at the mess the joker made
of gotham city.Copy !req
86. Come on, it's your friend
who's coming to stay here.Copy !req
87. Raj grew up in india.Copy !req
88. Trust me, he's seen worse.Copy !req
89. Howie.Copy !req
90. I promise I'll help outCopy !req
91. The rest of the week.Copy !req
92. The rest of the week?Copy !req
93. You said it was just gonna be
a night or two.Copy !req
94. Yeah, but if I told you a week,Copy !req
95. Would you have said yes?Copy !req
96. No!
Then you left me no choice.Copy !req
97. I love raj, but that's
a long time for a house guest.Copy !req
98. I know, but they're
tenting his building.Copy !req
99. He can't find a hotel
he likes that allows dogs.Copy !req
100. He's bringing cinnamon?Copy !req
101. For a whole week!Copy !req
102. The nerve of some people.Copy !req
103. Here comes
the embarrassment express.Copy !req
104. With stops at fraudville...Copy !req
105. Wonderblunderberg...Copy !req
106. And kansas city.Copy !req
107. Because it's a hub.Copy !req
108. Sheldon, can I come in?Copy !req
109. Do you have cookies?
No.Copy !req
110. Good. I don't deserve cookies.
Come in.Copy !req
111. Wil...?Copy !req
112. Hey, sheldon.Copy !req
113. It's been a while.Copy !req
114. Why are you here?Copy !req
115. Amy said you were
having a rough time,Copy !req
116. And I thought maybe
we could talk.Copy !req
117. Is that okay?Copy !req
118. Certainly.Copy !req
119. Although...Copy !req
120. Right now,
I'm having a rough timeCopy !req
121. Because there's
three people in my room,Copy !req
122. And it's starting to feel
like a discotheque.Copy !req
123. Sheldon, you said you were
unhappy getting attentionCopy !req
124. For something you wished
you never did.Copy !req
125. Yeah, I know a little
something about that.Copy !req
126. Oh, nonsense, wil.Copy !req
127. Your endless tweets are
not that bad.Copy !req
128. I remember why
it's been a while.Copy !req
129. Sheldon, I was actually talkingCopy !req
130. About when I was a kid
on star trek.Copy !req
131. How could you not
like getting attentionCopy !req
132. For playing wesley crusher?Copy !req
133. You were wonderful.Copy !req
134. A know-it-all boy genius
with an eidetic memory.Copy !req
135. Who couldn't relate to that?Copy !req
136. Well, not everybody
felt that way.Copy !req
137. A lot of people
really hated the character,Copy !req
138. And some of them
hated me because of it.Copy !req
139. I would do interviews,Copy !req
140. And people would be mean to me.Copy !req
141. That just happened to me.Copy !req
142. Next time you're stuck
for a tweet,Copy !req
143. Feel free to say
what a jerk ira flatow is.Copy !req
144. Sheldon, the point is
wil learned to embraceCopy !req
145. That part of his life and moved
on to bigger and better things.Copy !req
146. Yeah, I'm an author now,Copy !req
147. I do public speaking,Copy !req
148. And I have my own web series
about board games.Copy !req
149. Uh...Copy !req
150. We're trying
to cheer him up, so...Copy !req
151. I'm just saying
that there was a timeCopy !req
152. When I thought I would never get
out of wesley crusher's shadow.Copy !req
153. But now,Copy !req
154. It's just one small part
of a pretty great life,Copy !req
155. And it's a part
that I'm happy is there.Copy !req
156. I do see what you're saying.Copy !req
157. That helps.Copy !req
158. Good.Copy !req
159. Would you two like to stayCopy !req
160. And play trains with me?Copy !req
161. Sure.
Okay.Copy !req
162. Oh, great!Copy !req
163. Now...Copy !req
164. I work the controls.Copy !req
165. I say "all aboard."Copy !req
166. You sit quietly and watch.Copy !req
167. Can I blow the whistle?Copy !req
168. You should probably go.Copy !req
169. You're gonna brush
your teeth on my couch?Copy !req
170. No, I'm gonna brush
cinnamon's teeth.Copy !req
171. Why bother?Copy !req
172. She spends half the timeCopy !req
173. Licking her butt.Copy !req
174. And the other half
licking my face.Copy !req
175. That's why I'm brushing
her teeth.Copy !req
176. Hey, guys.
Sorry I'm so late.Copy !req
177. Did you already have dinner?Copy !req
178. No, we were waiting for you.Copy !req
179. Aw, that's so sweet.Copy !req
180. Yeah. So what do you
feel like making?Copy !req
181. Howard, the poor thingCopy !req
182. Just got home from work.Copy !req
183. Let me get you a glass of wine.Copy !req
184. I'll cook dinner.Copy !req
185. Oh, raj, you're our guest.
Don't be silly.Copy !req
186. Sit. You look
like you've had a long day.Copy !req
187. No, she always
looks like that.Copy !req
188. Because she married an idiot.Copy !req
189. Thank you, raj.Copy !req
190. Please, this isCopy !req
191. My way of thanking youCopy !req
192. For letting me stay here.Copy !req
193. Now, tell us all about your day.Copy !req
194. Okay, um, well, first,Copy !req
195. I was late to a meeting
'cause I was stuck in traffic.Copy !req
196. Well, I keep telling you to put
that traffic app on your phone.Copy !req
197. Hey, when you got home today
complaining that you felt sickCopy !req
198. From eating
too many jelly beans,Copy !req
199. Did I tell you how to fix it?Copy !req
200. No.Copy !req
201. I said, "aw, that must hurt,"
and I rubbed your belly.Copy !req
202. I thought of you
the whole time.Copy !req
203. All I'm saying is there's
a time to just listen.Copy !req
204. Thank you.Copy !req
205. There's also a time to stopCopy !req
206. Eating too many jelly beans.Copy !req
207. And it's when you're ten.Copy !req
208. Hello, president siebert.Copy !req
209. Thank you for taking my call.Copy !req
210. I just wanted you to know
that you can now expectCopy !req
211. Enthusiastic participation
from me regarding my discovery.Copy !req
212. Oh, no, no, no, no.Copy !req
213. No need to thank me.Copy !req
214. Thank my friend, wil wheaton.Copy !req
215. For your information,
I have nine friends, hmm?Copy !req
216. Ten if we include you.Copy !req
217. Nine it is.Copy !req
218. Ah, it's ten.Copy !req
219. I'll count wolowitz.Copy !req
220. Hello, friend leonard.Copy !req
221. Hey, you're in a good mood.Copy !req
222. I'm in a great mood.Copy !req
223. Well, you're about to be
in an even better one.Copy !req
224. I didn't want
to say anythingCopy !req
225. Until I knew for sure, but...Copy !req
226. I've been re-running the tests
on your element in my labCopy !req
227. And I disproved it.Copy !req
228. Your element does not exist!Copy !req
229. Yeah, but what about
the chinese research team?Copy !req
230. They found it.Copy !req
231. Yeah, it turns out someone addedCopy !req
232. Simulated signals
to the data files.Copy !req
233. They faked the results.Copy !req
234. Really?Copy !req
235. Yes! Do you know
what that means?Copy !req
236. That means all of this attention
that you hate goes away.Copy !req
237. So no more interviews?Copy !req
238. No, it's all over.Copy !req
239. I can't believe it.Copy !req
240. Well, you're welcome.Copy !req
241. You robbed meCopy !req
242. Of my greatest achievement!Copy !req
243. What?Copy !req
244. I'm back down
to nine friends!Copy !req
245. Make it eight—
I'm sick of wolowitz, too!Copy !req
246. I-I don't understand.Copy !req
247. All you've done
since you discoveredCopy !req
248. This stupid element
was complain.Copy !req
249. I was trying to make you happy!Copy !req
250. By taking away
my only claim to fame?Copy !req
251. Well, if you wanted
to make me happy,Copy !req
252. You could have told me a joke.Copy !req
253. Or shown me a cute videoCopy !req
254. Of a koala and an otterCopy !req
255. Becoming unlikely friends.Copy !req
256. Oh, there is
no winning with you.Copy !req
257. And koalas and otters don't
even live near each other!Copy !req
258. That's what makes
their friendship unlikely!Copy !req
259. Hey!Copy !req
260. What's with all the yelling?Copy !req
261. Leonard disproved my element.Copy !req
262. Now all the attention
is going to go away.Copy !req
263. Oh, that's great.
You must be thrilled!Copy !req
264. That's it!
I'm down to seven friends.Copy !req
265. He's counting hobbits
and superheroes, right?Copy !req
266. When I thought the element
was real, I didn't want it.Copy !req
267. But now that leonard
made it not exist,Copy !req
268. I want it more
than anything in the world.Copy !req
269. The-the element never existed.Copy !req
270. I didn't take it away,
science took it away.Copy !req
271. Be mad at science.Copy !req
272. Don't you dare use
science against me.Copy !req
273. Science is my best friend!Copy !req
274. Oh, good,
I'm back up to eight.Copy !req
275. Will you tell him
he's out of his mind.Copy !req
276. Actually, I get
what he's saying.Copy !req
277. Oh, yes! Nine!Copy !req
278. Welcome back, buddy.Copy !req
279. It's like if you're dating
someone you're not that into,Copy !req
280. And then they break up with youCopy !req
281. And then you want them
more than ever.Copy !req
282. I have no idea what
she's talking about.Copy !req
283. But we're ganged up
on you so I agree.Copy !req
284. Okay, sheldon, what do you
want me to do,Copy !req
285. Hide the information?Copy !req
286. If I don't publish it,Copy !req
287. It's just a matter of time
before someone else does.Copy !req
288. No, no, of course
you have to publish.Copy !req
289. That's your responsibility
as a scientist.Copy !req
290. Doing otherwise
would be unethical.Copy !req
291. You have no choice.Copy !req
292. Fine, I'll publish.Copy !req
293. Can you believe this guy?Copy !req
294. Aw! Raj did the dishes.Copy !req
295. How do you know
I didn't do them?Copy !req
296. Because once, when all
the knives were dirty,Copy !req
297. You cut a bagel with your keys.Copy !req
298. Good morning, everybody.Copy !req
299. I picked up coffee
while I was out.Copy !req
300. Bernadette, here's
your soy peppermint mocha.Copy !req
301. Aw, you didn't have to do that.Copy !req
302. Oh, my pleasure, and don't worryCopy !req
303. About your presentation today.Copy !req
304. You're gonna be great.Copy !req
305. Yeah, you're gonna
knock it out of the park.Copy !req
306. What presentation
do I have today?Copy !req
307. Just go.Copy !req
308. He loves you.Copy !req
309. What are you doing?Copy !req
310. Are you trying
to make me look bad?Copy !req
311. I'm just being
a good house guest.Copy !req
312. No, you're being
a better husband than I am.Copy !req
313. Doing the dishes,
getting coffee,Copy !req
314. Knowing about her life—Copy !req
315. Who does that?Copy !req
316. Oh, come on,
I brought you one, too.Copy !req
317. I don't want coffee.Copy !req
318. That's why I got you
hot chocolate.Copy !req
319. Give me that.Copy !req
320. Just stop showing me up.Copy !req
321. Howard, listen to me.Copy !req
322. You're a great husband.Copy !req
323. Yes, your listening skills
could use some work.Copy !req
324. But it's amazing how far
you've come given that you'reCopy !req
325. An only child raised
by an over-protective mom.Copy !req
326. Um, is this getting weird?Copy !req
327. Hang on.Copy !req
328. So, yes.Copy !req
329. Hey.Copy !req
330. I just wanted to let you know
that I-I posted my findings.Copy !req
331. I saw.Copy !req
332. And I justCopy !req
333. Posted a retraction of my paper.Copy !req
334. Now the whole scientific
community knows I was wrong.Copy !req
335. These things happen
all the time, sheldon.Copy !req
336. Not to me.Copy !req
337. The only other retraction
I ever had to issueCopy !req
338. Was when I was seven
and I conceded that my brotherCopy !req
339. Was the greatest ninja
in east texas.Copy !req
340. But that was just a ploy to get
my face out of his armpit.Copy !req
341. There he is!Copy !req
342. It's my favorite superhero—Copy !req
343. The retractor!Copy !req
344. Come on, don't give him
a hard time.Copy !req
345. I'm sorry, cooper.Copy !req
346. I retract it.Copy !req
347. By the way, hofstadter,Copy !req
348. Nice job disproving
the chinese team.Copy !req
349. It's not a big deal.Copy !req
350. It's a huge deal.Copy !req
351. Cooper, maybe physics
just isn't your thing.Copy !req
352. Have you ever considered
a career in retail?Copy !req
353. That way you could take
things back for a living.Copy !req
354. Okay, barry, that's enough.Copy !req
355. Oh, no, that's okay.Copy !req
356. I can fight my own battles.Copy !req
357. Isn't that right, "bawwy."Copy !req
358. Is...?Copy !req
359. Is that a reference
to my speech impediment?Copy !req
360. That's pretty hurtful.Copy !req
361. I...Copy !req
362. I can't control it.Copy !req
363. You're right,Copy !req
364. That was uncalled for.Copy !req
365. I take it back.Copy !req
366. Of course you do.Copy !req
367. Because you're the retractor!Copy !req
368. Raj, this dinner was amazing.Copy !req
369. If you're here much longer,Copy !req
370. I'm gonna have
to buy bigger clothes.Copy !req
371. Nonsense.Copy !req
372. You need
a little fattening up.Copy !req
373. You've been looking
too skinny lately.Copy !req
374. Aw.Copy !req
375. Howie, how come you never
say anything sweet like that?Copy !req
376. What are you talking about?Copy !req
377. Remember last week,
when I asked youCopy !req
378. If you were wearing spanx
and you weren't?Copy !req
379. How's that different?Copy !req
380. Maybe you could try being
more thoughtful,Copy !req
381. Like your friend raj.Copy !req
382. Yeah, well, maybe you could
try being more like raj.Copy !req
383. Oh, really?Copy !req
384. Yeah, yeah.Copy !req
385. He packed me
a lunch this morning.Copy !req
386. And there was a note inside
that said, "go get 'em."Copy !req
387. Like I don't do enough
around here.Copy !req
388. Now I need
to pack your lunch?Copy !req
389. And by the way, why do you need
a note telling youCopy !req
390. To "go get 'em"?
You're a grown man!Copy !req
391. You should know to "go get 'em"!Copy !req
392. I do know to "go get 'em,"Copy !req
393. But sometimes it's nice
to have emotional supportCopy !req
394. When I'm going and getting them!Copy !req
395. Hey, hey, do you
hear yourselves?Copy !req
396. Let's just, you know, all calm
down and take a step back.Copy !req
397. This is stupid.Copy !req
398. Why are we fighting?Copy !req
399. I don't know.Copy !req
400. I guess I was just feelingCopy !req
401. Like I'm a lousy husband.Copy !req
402. You're not a lousy husband.Copy !req
403. You're a great husband.Copy !req
404. I was the one feeling
like a lousy wife.Copy !req
405. Are you kidding?
You're the best.Copy !req
406. I know what the problem is.Copy !req
407. It's him!Copy !req
408. Oh, what did I do?Copy !req
409. You made us feel like we're
not trying hard enough.Copy !req
410. Yeah, we were totally fine
half-assing our marriageCopy !req
411. Till you showed up.Copy !req
412. Look, I'm sorry
you're upset with me,Copy !req
413. But I just have to say
it's nice to seeCopy !req
414. The two of you on the same page.Copy !req
415. Oh, it does feel goodCopy !req
416. To have you backing
me up for once.Copy !req
417. I back you up all the time!Copy !req
418. That is not...
He's doing it again!
What is wrong with you?Copy !req
419. I can't believe
they kicked you out.Copy !req
420. I can't believe
they're still married.Copy !req
421. Oh, no, I forgot cinnamon's
toothbrush at howard's.Copy !req
422. I guess you're sharing
with daddy again.Copy !req
423. Bark once if you need me
to call peta.Copy !req
424. What's that animal doing
in our apartment?Copy !req
425. Oh, relax, she's in her crate.
She can't get out.Copy !req
426. I have two words for you:Copy !req
427. Jurassic park.Copy !req
428. This day just keeps
getting worse and worse.Copy !req
429. You know, if it makes
you feel any better...Copy !req
430. It probably won't.Copy !req
431. You're probably right.Copy !req
432. Sheldon, it's a beautiful night.Copy !req
433. Why don't you and I
go for a nice walk together?Copy !req
434. Oh, everything is just sex
with you isn't it?Copy !req
435. Sheldon, I think
you might find the supportCopy !req
436. You're looking for,
if you realizeCopy !req
437. That relationships
are a give and take.Copy !req
438. She can only be there for youCopy !req
439. As much as you are for her.Copy !req
440. Thank you, rajesh.Copy !req
441. And, amy, you need
to be patient with sheldon,Copy !req
442. Instead of pressuring him to
accept intimacy on your terms.Copy !req
443. You should probably go.Copy !req
444. I'm ira flatow,
and this is science Friday.Copy !req
445. I'd like to welcome back
dr. Sheldon cooper,Copy !req
446. Who thought
he had discoveredCopy !req
447. A new super-heavy element
only to have it disprovedCopy !req
448. By my next guest,
dr. Leonard hofstadter.Copy !req
449. Welcome to science Friday,
gentlemen.Copy !req
450. Thanks.
Thank you.Copy !req
451. Ira, if I may,
I'd like to apologizeCopy !req
452. For my behavior last week.Copy !req
453. It's all right.Copy !req
454. Now, isn't there something
you'd like to say to me?Copy !req
455. No.Copy !req
456. Now, dr. Hofstadter.Copy !req
457. Can you walk us
through the processCopy !req
458. You used to disprove his theory?Copy !req
459. Well...
I believe I can answer that.Copy !req
460. He asked me.Copy !req
461. Fine.Copy !req
462. As I was saying...Copy !req
463. You're telling it wrong.
Ira...Copy !req
464. To really understand
the story here,Copy !req
465. You have to start
at the very beginning:Copy !req
466. A small town in east texas,
where a young genius named...Copy !req
467. Sheldon...
That's right, sheldon cooper.Copy !req
468. He was bitten
by his neighbor's dog,Copy !req
469. Leading to his first
scientific breakthrough—Copy !req
470. The doggie death-ray.Copy !req
471. Which, sadly, he couldn't buildCopy !req
472. Because santa wouldn't bring him
enriched uranium.Copy !req
473. I mean, I'd really like
to hear it from dr. Hofstadter,Copy !req
474. If it's okay with you.Copy !req
475. What a surprise.Copy !req
476. Did-did you invite me back
just so you could ignore me?Copy !req
477. Actually, I didn't invite you.Copy !req
478. You came in, you took a seat,Copy !req
479. And I'm not comfortable
with confrontation.Copy !req
480. Sheldon, this interview
is supposed to be about me.Copy !req
481. Well, that seems like a snooze.Copy !req
482. Even for public radio.Copy !req
483. You know, if we did
a shot every timeCopy !req
484. They said something
embarrassing,Copy !req
485. This would be one hell
of a drinking game.Copy !req
486. A little early
for alcohol, isn't it?Copy !req
487. You know, I don't just say smart
things about science.Copy !req
488. I also yodel.Copy !req
489. I'll get the vodka.Copy !req
490. Captioning sponsored by cbs,
warner bros. TelevisionCopy !req
491. And toyota.Copy !req
492. Captioned by
media access group at wgbh
access.Wgbh.OrgCopy !req