Howard literally put a camera on teddy bear that he gave Penny, and the show treated it like it was a joke when it's really fucked up. So yeah, the show has flaws in how they depict women and men, and yes you should see it with critical eyes
Thank you for your comment!!. I felt very similarly. There is way too much virtue signaling in this reaction. It ruined all of the comedy writing and the entire point of these television episodes. Like the scene about the smell of formaldehyde. Sheldon didn't mean it literally. It was a joke. Howard is not homophobic, in any way. Never was, just because he preferred a woman's touch. He wasn't afraid of men, Rofl. Sheldon and Amy were not Elitist in their behavoirs, in any way. Nor was Sheldon rude to Amy. He was naturally blunt about everything and struggled with emotional cues. I thought this reaction would be lighthearted and fun. Nope, just SJW lectures and talking over everything. Disappointed 😞.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love What do you expect? She needed a teacher to force her to learn how to have fun, you expect her to have a sense of humor or understand the nuances of a joke? I know most generations complain about the upcoming generation, but Gen-Z has the personality of a boiled egg.
Physics is boring? Take that back! Also, Sheldon doesn't have a mental illness, "his mother got him tested". Penny is a struggling actress/ waitress with a small alcohol addiction who was popular and a bully in school. Her being politically correct about manliness would be out of character. If you're interested in the show's take on sexism and especially women in science, I would recommend season 6 episode 18 witch is specifically focused on this, I surely would love to hear your take on it. The show arguably made nerds cool and was validated by amazing guests but at the core is pop culture made by pop culture people and the comedic premise is stereotyping nerds as socially challenged. All this can be forgiven in my opinion as the purpose is comedy and there should be no limit on what you are allowed to joke about. Laughter is the strongest human clopping mechanism and if comedians don't have a hidden agenda, they should not be called out on their craft. Some of the guests in the show are: Stephen Hawking,
damn, RUclips cut my comment short, there was a list of Nobel laureates and tech and science people that wore guests in the show and I was thanking you for making yourself available on line in those hard times when science is attacked by every moron with internet and I was pointing out how important it is to show people they are too stupid to find a reliable source even if she was making youtube videos.
Sheldon doesn't knock 3 times because of OCD but because he caught his father cheating and decided that he will do it from that point onwards. I got a clip of him talking about it recommended like yesterday.
I'd agree with the thing regarding his father if it weren't for the fact that young Sheldon makes it up and essentially retcons the more plausible OCD.
It is not homophobic to prefer a massage from a female some people don’t want guys touching them it is not homophobic to not want a dude to massage you
@@Beaah it’s just a preference... most girls are not comfortable with guys touching them. I prefer massages from men because they are generally stronger. I don’t see how is different with a guy in my place. I don’t think having certain boundaries means you hate someone.
@@Beaah it’s not about being fragile, it’s about being comfortable. Women tend to have a more comforting presence in some areas so both men and women might prefer them to men. When I go to the gynecologist I specifically request female doctors because it makes me more comfortable. I once had a teacher who said he would prefer male doctors for prostate exams because if there was something wrong or something he forgot to do that day, he’d be embarrassed around a woman 🤷🏽♀️ it’s not homophobic or sexist. It’s just who makes you most comfortable. But in Howard’s case yes it was homophobic 😂
@@Heyyitsalli I don't think it's fair to call it homophobic in Howard's case either. He thinks that massages are a sexual thing, and he doesn't want that from a man. I'm not homophobic either for not dating men. It's just sexual preference. Edit: I thought about it a bit, and while I stand by the principles of my previous point, I do think now that Howard was being homophobic. Not based on what he said, but based on his attitude behind what he said. It was not just a sexual preference to him. He thought of it as wrong to have this sexual thing between two men. He really didn't want other people to think that he would've been okay with it.
@@AskANeuroscientist I had thought that she was simply sharing lab space with another person, and *they* were the ones working with the elephants/syphilis. I don't know 'bout anyone else, but I'd be curious enough to follow what my colleague was working on and what they were doing to the point that I know the gist of what's in the beakers. Not that I would snoop; I just ask a lot if questions and tend to set aside a binder for note sharing. Two brains are better than one and all that. 🤣
I think the portrayal of men and women on the show is more to do with who the guys are and who Penny is. and they generally break the stereotypes with Penny being more masculine and the guys usually needing her for usually "manly" stuff.
Thanks for the comment! That's a fair point, though the breaking of stereotypes is typically played for a laugh rather than to make any statements about sexism (in either direction). I think this is a really great video on the issues with the Big Bang Theory (ruclips.net/video/X3-hOigoxHs/видео.html). But I still love it either way haha
Not wanting a massage from a man is a preference. Do you really think you can demonize someone based on their orientation like that? You think pretty highly of yourself. Congratulations.
You describing those conversations as "sexist" was complete bs. That was exactly how the characters would and should react because of who they were with their quirks. It in no way generalizes anything about men or women.
The BBT is considered sexist beyond this woman’s comments. The fact that it is part of their characters doesn’t make the conversations less sexist. I have found the characters are often sexist. A lot of the portrayals of the characters is sexist.
@@dodiswatchbobobo 😂😂 Sheldon isn’t sexist. He treats everyone, man or woman as inferior to him, other than a handful of historical scientists that he considers his equal and one of those was Madam Curie. Plus he has a profound amount of respect and love for his mother and grandmother. So no, Sheldon isn’t sexist, he hates mainly everyone 😂😂
26:10 I'm glad you mentioned Sheldon not wearing gloves! Very surprising that they forgot that detail, lol. Also, I hated counting cells in bio lab! (Future physician here). I love TBBT, definitely my favorite sitcom ever :)
I never thought I’d see a neuroscientist making a RUclips video!! Keep up the good work!! And...There was a scene in TBBT where Amy said she can puncture a region/place of the brain and the person will stay happy forever, I was wondering if that’s true. Please enlighten me. ❤️
Hi! Thanks so much for the comment! As far as I know, I don't think that's true. There are areas that you can remove an a person will feel less emotions, but that doesn't really mean they're happy, just that they're not sad. But maybe I'll do some more research into it and turn it into a video!
19:00 i think she said that to him not because she actually did that but to prove a point knowing he is not 100% sure about how he cleaned the lab equip.
How is it homophobia to be a heterosexual person and not wanting someone of the same sex touching you in semi-intimate areas. I’m allowed to be comfortable with who touches me. I don’t have a problem if a person is gay but that doesn’t mean I wanna be touch by someone I’m uncomfortable with. You have sexual preferences on who you have physical contact with during sex why can’t I have preferences on who can have physical contact with me?
To answer your question about where they work they work at CalTech also Sheldon's paranoid so he probbaly thinks that the guy who lets them into the parking lot (like the pay booth) will inspect there car.
Homophobia is a political label to shame people and to limit their free speech and actions. People who reject homosexuality don't have a phobia, they have common sense, etc. You brought the topic up and wrapped in PC, not me.
I don’t know if this is something you would know about, but I’ve always been fascinated by the story of Phineas Gage, who had a large poll driven through his head but survived for years afterwards. Maybe you could do a video about how his brain was able to recover from such a catastrophic injury?
I don't have any college education but did graduate student level work in an orinthology lab. I was picking bugs out of clay nests made by cliff swallows for three days, six hours a day. Despite that she was working on this research for over ten years I discovered a bug that wasn't yet classified.
Wait I'm gay, but that's not homophobic. It's just drawing boundaries and personal space. It's like a girl saying I'm not comfortable having a guy massaging me. It's just boundaries.
Love your reaction! As a fan of big bang theory, I can tell you that also in other episodes there are some quotes from Amy intentional to "make fun" of Sheldon who considers himself a genius in everything he does. In some of the writers' interviews they point out that Sheldon misses the sarcasm and for a long time fails to admit that Amy's work is equally important and difficult than that of another field as a theoretical physicist. The aim of your video was to point out any mistakes that may have been made, but I think it might interest you as they still proposed a realistic character who knows how to "joke" about her job, as you rightly pointed out in the elephant quote. If sheldon had had a prep he would surely have understood why he could or could not drink from that beaker.
28:27 - In this scene Penny is not berating Howard or bossing him arround. She is recognising that Howard and Bernadette are the best thing that ever happened to each other, and is nudging him in a direction that acctually is good for him. And knowing how the show ended, Penny was correct in this case. I also think that Sheldon and Amy are good for each other. Yes, they have some bumps along the way, but they do work through them. I like that the show actually shows that being in a serious relationship is not easy, it is hard work. And for some, the hardship is visible to their friends who genuinely tries to help - even if the help often are, uhm, «misguided» in this show. :-) Greetings from Norway.
They're supposed to be at Caltech. (I'm halfway through your video so maybe they mention it later, but you didn't remember so I thought I'd say.) Great idea for a reaction video!
@@AskANeuroscientist yeah i don't think it was OCD, just a quirk he had. The three knocks according to sheldon is enough time to get suitably dressed before he enters. You are welcome for the info! Loved your reaction
Except his father never cheated on his mother. Sheldon thought he did because he saw a lady with a different hair in bed with his dad, But from what we've seen on Young Sheldon George Sr would never do that.. and it's more likely that what Sheldon saw is his mom wearing a wig during foreplay, maybe because their marriage has been a bit stale for a while.. And George never talked about what actually happened to Sheldon because it would be awkward.
@@Tsukiakari-qb3tk That's why I said It's likely.. And this is one of the widely accepted fan theories out there.. No one can even think of George Sr cheating on Mary
Having a degree in something and actually practicing it, are two different things. I doubt she's done calculus since she was 20yrs old, and it's also not a part of neuroscience. She was just getting defensive. She's an actress, not a practicing doctor. (there's nothing wrong with that) Edit : Also, not wanting a massage from another man doesn't make you homophobic. That word gets thrown around too casually.
Great, one more of these finally i found more stuff to actually watch. 💪🏼 I just have to disagree on a small point, that's the opinion on sexism and co in this show. I can't say for sure what the initial intentions were, if they were based on sexism, but to me these exaggerated cliché traits of men and women are just funny, which is what the show is supposed to be. I think most people wouldn't enjoy the reality as much, at least for me that's the case and that's why nobody should be safe from humor, cause the minute you say something, someone or a certain group of people should not/never be made fun of - no matter the reasoning - you're treating them differently and that's something that would really bother me - if someone tried catering to me because of WHAT i am, not WHO i am as a person
30:38 The 3 knocks Sheldon does isn't supposed to be OCD he does it because of a traumatic experience he had at a young age when he found his dad cheating on his mom so the 1st knock is to address your self and the other 2 to get you pants on that's what he said later in the series.
I love this reaction video , a neuroscientist watching the big bang theory my favorite show actually, and FYI I'm also studying neurology and psychology, I'm majoring to become a neuropsychologist, I learned something new and more about neurology.
This was truly interesting I loved your opinions on how the show portrays so much and it was so interesting to hear your input on the flaws too thank you so much for this amazing reaction!
I don't know why people faint when they see blood. I worked at a vet clinic for 12 years and saw the doctor pull a dogs guts out so he could fix a little cut in their intestines because he had gone septic on us (a knife apparently fell off the kitchen counter and stabbed him in the side deep enough to nick an intestine). All I did was put my little mask and some gloves on while I held his leg up so the doctor could get the right incision angle.
Sheldon’s knocking isn’t related to OCD. It’s related to trauma from when he was kid. He saw his father and mother having sex but he didn’t know it was his mother and thought his dad was having an affair.
My dad and I used to smoke weed and watch the big bang theory, he’s a construction worker who thinks that all the characters are idiots, part of the comedy is watching him watch the show
Whenever I was in the anatomy lab there was always the smell of femeldahyde (I can’t spell). It always used to make everyone hungry, which was a little disturbing. A friend told me it is because the femeldahyde lights up the hunger centers of the brain. Do you know if that is true?
Hi! You taught me something new today haha! I did some research and, yes! It seems like we don't fully understand why it makes us hungry but that appears to be a normal reaction. Anatomy labs are a bit different from research labs though, the reason why the smell is so strong is because you usually have multiple preserved subjects out at one time, whereas in a lab you'd have only one or two out and they'd be in a fume hood. The conditions we put anatomy students in can actually be dangerous to their long term health, but it's (in my opinion) a result of poor funding to those labs.
@@AskANeuroscientist i assumed you would have had to have done some anatomy to become a neuroscientist? I did a degree in exercise science and for that I had four different anatomy subjects over the years. The students who do the courses here that would lead to neuroscience also do at least four anatomy subjects.
Just got to watching this, I love the little lab things that make it endearing, what you said Chemwipes and the reason they have the pipettes is so that no one steals their freaking pipettes. We had a post doc protein expert come in to work with us on some things, he saw perfusion for the first time and fainted, hit his head on the way down. It was a catastrophe. But I like how you said that you're supposed to open the formaldehyde under the hood, supposed to. The cleaning is missing the autoclave tho
haha to be fair, perfusions are pretty intense. I always make sure to have someone stand behind undergrads when they see a perfusion for the first time just in case they faint. It's happened a couple of times lol
@@AskANeuroscientist he was totally fine even did a brain removal himself before he fainted. Turns out the cardiocentesis was the thing that just flatlined him. Weird stuff but everyone has their thing
The writers of the show CLAIMED that Sheldon wasn't an Asperger's patient, but using reruns as a playbook for dealing with one has kept me going as the caregiver for my housemate who has it. And for far longer than anybody ever figured. So it's been useful for long-suffering folks like me.
they really said that to cover their bases in case they made a mistake or something, what they meant is they didn't write with Aspergers in mind, they just wrote him how they pictured him, and he just tends to have a lot of qualities similar to aspergers, as well as other alt-abilities, so that viewers could relate to him in their own way
Sheldon knocks 3 times because he once walked into his parent's room and they were having sex so that was his way to not allow that to happen again , the 3 knocks gives them time to be decent
You really should watch the hole show from the beginning, pilot, s01e01, etc. You really do NOT understand the characters and their dynamics. If you claim to have watch from the beginning, your interpersonal skills and understand of peoples character are really really bad. It seems that you do NOT understand the oversimplified characters the show are trying to portrait. I know, but I am Danish, so spelling and sentence structure might be "a little" bid off.
I have no concept of the structure of the brain but since Amy's monkeys were addicted to cigarettes and if the elephant really had syphilis (maybe an elephant with a sex addiction) maybe the common denominator were the parts of the brain related to pleasure and addiction. Sorry if the sentence is somewhat out of order, English is not my first language (more third if the start of learning it defines the order).
I’ve been watching Big Bang for a while now, I’m autistic and it’s become one of my special interests. It definitely has some bad portrayals of mental illness and sheldon is definitely a autistic/neurodivergentcoded character. I’ve found many of the sexist jokes die down, idk if that was because of criticism or character development but yeah. In the end, I do love the show despite its flaws and it did fuel my interest in science as a kid.
Your channel is good but if you don't watch the show and know the characters traits you really should just stick to the biology of it. The show is not homophobic nor sexist...
Hi! I try to stay mostly on the science but as a woman and member of the LGBT community I do feel a responsibility to call out homophobia and sexism where I see it. Unfortunately the show does have underlying tones of both of those things. There's a great video essay on it here ruclips.net/video/X3-hOigoxHs/видео.html. I do think that the show is overall good, but we acknowledge the problematic parts while still enjoying the comedy.
@@AskANeuroscientist Jim Parsons is right there though. I’d think he wouldn’t be taking part in something that is homophobic. Just like all the other gay actors that participated in the series.
I’d say that the show does a good job on showing strong and intelligent women. Penny, while not a school person, is really good with people and finds success in her job because of her talent. And she’s also very “masculine” while wearing pretty shoes lol Same with Bernadette that has a great job while also having kids, and Amy that takes more care of herself as the show goes on, learning to be with other people etc.. Of course it’s a sitcom so humor is a big part of it. And I find it really funny! Unfortunately we won’t have sitcoms like this one anymore...
Lovely video. I do research in neuroscience using drosophila. We do use bacteria a lot, specially for me. I clone certain genes into plasmids to be injected into the embryo of the fly to express that gene, more specifically to use the Gal4 driver to give signal of that gene. So there are a lot of molecular biology and bacteria involved in neuroscience.
How can you say that physics is boring? I used to be bad at physics, but that's because the teacher was boring, physics is a beautiful subject, and even me - a person who is not good at it, knows it.
Its a bit weird that u nly reply on comments which are good n ignore comments that ask u questions. Its your channel u can do watever u want. But ithink its nice to have a dialogue with ppl who watch your videos. Gud or bad
Took my bachelor thesis in biotechnology, I had to wash everything myself. Did a master thesis in organic chemistry, still had to was everything myself 😅 phd and postdocs also have to wash everything themselves at this university. Is it true other people wash stuff in some universities? 😅
You make a fine host for whatever parasite has infected your generation. How it managed to located and excise the sense of humor from a human being is a mystery best left for your AI overlords.
Your avatar is amusing, tell me, how do you explain God who apparently is so powerful to have created the whole universe and supposedly knows everything that's going on, get's owned by a mere fallen angel? I've asked this question many times to Christians and have yet to get an answer. Also here's another doozie, who created God if everything has to be created?
Not sure how you brought God into this comment it’s off topic and whilst I’m there on that why do people just want to argue I will never understand and you are an example of this. I’m not sure you understood the persons comment actually I think you just chose to raise God to start an argument… and that’s cool but also it’s so tiring now I’ve seen it so many times online this is actually aimed at mocking a certain audience not God but you knew that
Ps the fallen angel was given earth to reign over until Jesus returns however authority is given to Jesus hence he can and we can cast our demons in his name… who created God I’m not sure we all know … but il answer I am a Christian and my brother is an Astro physicist so I have great perspectives
@@Radwar99sorry also He showed mercy to Satan because he is merciful Satan was amazing he had so much talent in exactly the same way he shows mercy to me when I fuck up pray maybe for more answers I ask that same question to be fair but Jesus is my one thing I know is in my heart
im sorry but if you watched the show at all youll know Sheldon doesnt do hes knocking 3 times because he has OCD, he does it because, when he was young he walked in on his dad cheating on his mother, and he does his knock to give people time to put there pants on. a quote said by Sheldon himself.
and also the show isnt sexist. there have been at least, 15 women characters on this show and penny and Bernadette are the only 2 that are "bossy" and they are "babied" because they are nerdy awkward people not because they are men. its also not fake TV show maid to be funny. and at the time these jokes were funny, and frankly still are
10:38 Exceeeeppt... no, it ain't. I guess that's the joke, but that's not the point I'm making. (don't ask what point I'm actually making, because honestly, idk)
Physicist reacted, engineer reacted, neuroscientist reacted. Now we need a microbiologist and astrophysicist to react on bernadette and raj.
Its like a live action avenger team assembling right before or eyes
and a waiter on Penny :D
Actually I was always bothered by things bernadette says because that's not how it goes in the microbiology lab!!
@@wani12 well that's interesting. makes me want to see a video reaction from a microbiologist more than ever!
Waitress reacts Penny as waitress
Actress reacts Penny as actress
Pharmaceutical Representative reacts Penny in the Pharma company.
There's a difference between a gender stereotype and the characteristics/personality of a character, not everything is a social justice issue.
Howard literally put a camera on teddy bear that he gave Penny, and the show treated it like it was a joke when it's really fucked up. So yeah, the show has flaws in how they depict women and men, and yes you should see it with critical eyes
@@Whee1ndmud Howard is a creep, that's the joke, it has nothing to do with their gender
Thank you for your comment!!.
I felt very similarly.
There is way too much virtue signaling in this reaction.
It ruined all of the comedy writing and the entire point of these television episodes.
Like the scene about the smell of formaldehyde.
Sheldon didn't mean it literally. It was a joke.
Howard is not homophobic, in any way.
Never was, just because he preferred a woman's touch.
He wasn't afraid of men, Rofl.
Sheldon and Amy were not Elitist in their behavoirs, in any way.
Nor was Sheldon rude to Amy.
He was naturally blunt about everything and struggled with emotional cues.
I thought this reaction would be lighthearted and fun.
Nope, just SJW lectures and talking over everything.
Disappointed 😞.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love What do you expect? She needed a teacher to force her to learn how to have fun, you expect her to have a sense of humor or understand the nuances of a joke? I know most generations complain about the upcoming generation, but Gen-Z has the personality of a boiled egg.
Physics is boring? Take that back! Also, Sheldon doesn't have a mental illness, "his mother got him tested". Penny is a struggling actress/ waitress with a small alcohol addiction who was popular and a bully in school. Her being politically correct about manliness would be out of character. If you're interested in the show's take on sexism and especially women in science, I would recommend season 6 episode 18 witch is specifically focused on this, I surely would love to hear your take on it. The show arguably made nerds cool and was validated by amazing guests but at the core is pop culture made by pop culture people and the comedic premise is stereotyping nerds as socially challenged. All this can be forgiven in my opinion as the purpose is comedy and there should be no limit on what you are allowed to joke about. Laughter is the strongest human clopping mechanism and if comedians don't have a hidden agenda, they should not be called out on their craft. Some of the guests in the show are: Stephen Hawking,
damn, RUclips cut my comment short, there was a list of Nobel laureates and tech and science people that wore guests in the show and I was thanking you for making yourself available on line in those hard times when science is attacked by every moron with internet and I was pointing out how important it is to show people they are too stupid to find a reliable source even if she was making youtube videos.
Sheldon's mother confirmed she had him tested but added she regretted not following that up with a visit to a specialist 😂
@@Jacqueline_Thijsenyeah in Houston.
He said he wasn't crazy. Are you saying everyone with a mental illness is crazy?
Its not homophobic for not wanting a guy to give you a massage.
its homophobic if you refuse sex to a gay man
@@GNMbg no definitely not.
@@GNMbg HUH? 💀
@@Mal-mt1lf HUH is homophobic as well
@mooned preference is just another word for homophobia and racism
Sheldon doesn't knock 3 times because of OCD but because he caught his father cheating and decided that he will do it from that point onwards. I got a clip of him talking about it recommended like yesterday.
The first one’s traditional, but two and three are for people to get their pants on
BUT Sheldon also gets upset when prevented from knocking 3 times and has to complete it or he's stressed. I have OCD. That is an OCD thing.
I'd agree with the thing regarding his father if it weren't for the fact that young Sheldon makes it up and essentially retcons the more plausible OCD.
if that's the response to that situation, it's OCD
You are correct, but it’s also because he has OCD
It is not homophobic to prefer a massage from a female some people don’t want guys touching them it is not homophobic to not want a dude to massage you
It just shows you're fragile in your own masculinity, if having someone of your own gender touching you.
@@Beaah it’s just a preference... most girls are not comfortable with guys touching them. I prefer massages from men because they are generally stronger. I don’t see how is different with a guy in my place.
I don’t think having certain boundaries means you hate someone.
@@Beaah Are you in the masculinity police?
@@Beaah it’s not about being fragile, it’s about being comfortable. Women tend to have a more comforting presence in some areas so both men and women might prefer them to men. When I go to the gynecologist I specifically request female doctors because it makes me more comfortable. I once had a teacher who said he would prefer male doctors for prostate exams because if there was something wrong or something he forgot to do that day, he’d be embarrassed around a woman 🤷🏽♀️ it’s not homophobic or sexist. It’s just who makes you most comfortable. But in Howard’s case yes it was homophobic 😂
@@Heyyitsalli I don't think it's fair to call it homophobic in Howard's case either.
He thinks that massages are a sexual thing, and he doesn't want that from a man.
I'm not homophobic either for not dating men. It's just sexual preference.
Edit: I thought about it a bit, and while I stand by the principles of my previous point, I do think now that Howard was being homophobic.
Not based on what he said, but based on his attitude behind what he said. It was not just a sexual preference to him. He thought of it as wrong to have this sexual thing between two men. He really didn't want other people to think that he would've been okay with it.
Good one! You should react to Amy's Monkey examination scenes..
Haha that's the scene I was looking for when I found this episode! It's definitely on my list!
@@AskANeuroscientist To avoid contamination, shouldn't Amy have her hair in a net, or at least pinned up?
I think the elephant/syphilis comment she made was more to prove a point than what was actually in the beaker.
That's a good point! I hadn't even thought of that lol most scientists are pretty literal haha
@@AskANeuroscientist I had thought that she was simply sharing lab space with another person, and *they* were the ones working with the elephants/syphilis. I don't know 'bout anyone else, but I'd be curious enough to follow what my colleague was working on and what they were doing to the point that I know the gist of what's in the beakers. Not that I would snoop; I just ask a lot if questions and tend to set aside a binder for note sharing. Two brains are better than one and all that. 🤣
I think the portrayal of men and women on the show is more to do with who the guys are and who Penny is.
and they generally break the stereotypes with Penny being more masculine and the guys usually needing her for usually "manly" stuff.
Thanks for the comment! That's a fair point, though the breaking of stereotypes is typically played for a laugh rather than to make any statements about sexism (in either direction). I think this is a really great video on the issues with the Big Bang Theory (ruclips.net/video/X3-hOigoxHs/видео.html). But I still love it either way haha
@@AskANeuroscientist its a fucking sitcom. Dont take it seriously ffs
The issue may be the “girls dumb!” stereotype
@@amiera1233 There’s one dumb girl on the show. the rest are scientists..
Not wanting a massage from a man is a preference. Do you really think you can demonize someone based on their orientation like that? You think pretty highly of yourself. Congratulations.
You describing those conversations as "sexist" was complete bs. That was exactly how the characters would and should react because of who they were with their quirks. It in no way generalizes anything about men or women.
Yeah, couldn’t sit around with this person.
I mean, Sheldon *is* sexist. It’s an established part of his character.
You wouldn't have done well in 8th grade biology back in 1975! All you could smell in the science labs was formaldehyde! I'll never forget that smell!
The BBT is considered sexist beyond this woman’s comments. The fact that it is part of their characters doesn’t make the conversations less sexist. I have found the characters are often sexist. A lot of the portrayals of the characters is sexist.
@@dodiswatchbobobo 😂😂 Sheldon isn’t sexist. He treats everyone, man or woman as inferior to him, other than a handful of historical scientists that he considers his equal and one of those was Madam Curie. Plus he has a profound amount of respect and love for his mother and grandmother.
So no, Sheldon isn’t sexist, he hates mainly everyone 😂😂
I sincerely hope your line about homophobia was a joke.
Yeah, that's not homophobic..
26:10 I'm glad you mentioned Sheldon not wearing gloves! Very surprising that they forgot that detail, lol. Also, I hated counting cells in bio lab! (Future physician here). I love TBBT, definitely my favorite sitcom ever :)
I think that they didn't put him gloves, so that we can clearly see the blood coming from his thumb... That's my only hypothesis there.
I never thought I’d see a neuroscientist making a RUclips video!! Keep up the good work!! And...There was a scene in TBBT where Amy said she can puncture a region/place of the brain and the person will stay happy forever, I was wondering if that’s true. Please enlighten me. ❤️
Hi! Thanks so much for the comment! As far as I know, I don't think that's true. There are areas that you can remove an a person will feel less emotions, but that doesn't really mean they're happy, just that they're not sad. But maybe I'll do some more research into it and turn it into a video!
I just discovered your channel. Now i wish to turn back time to prevent this mistake.
Homophobic for having a preference? Nah, I'm turned off to your content.
Thanks for that video :) I enjoyed hearing about your real life experiences and anecdotes! 😊
19:00 i think she said that to him not because she actually did that but to prove a point knowing he is not 100% sure about how he cleaned the lab equip.
Please keep making reaction videos! I love the info about the accuracy of her lab set up. Details like this I would’ve never known about.
How is it homophobia to be a heterosexual person and not wanting someone of the same sex touching you in semi-intimate areas. I’m allowed to be comfortable with who touches me. I don’t have a problem if a person is gay but that doesn’t mean I wanna be touch by someone I’m uncomfortable with. You have sexual preferences on who you have physical contact with during sex why can’t I have preferences on who can have physical contact with me?
The real crime in this episode was replicating the lie that Einstein failed Maths.
A real neuroscientist reacting to a real neuroscientist
Just discovered your channel, and I'm loving it so far! I hope the reaction videos bring more attention to the rest of your amazing content :)
Thank you! That is so sweet of you!
Elephant spinal fluid: it's not about what she's working on, but rather her calling Sheldon out on his bluff.
To answer your question about where they work they work at CalTech also Sheldon's paranoid so he probbaly thinks that the guy who lets them into the parking lot (like the pay booth) will inspect there car.
haha I didn't even think of that, but you're totally right!
Homophobia is a political label to shame people and to limit their free speech and actions.
People who reject homosexuality don't have a phobia, they have common sense, etc.
You brought the topic up and wrapped in PC, not me.
73rd subscriber !! Which is also Sheldon's favorite prime number 😂
26:45 Yeah, that's what I say to myself when doing an exam.
I don’t know if this is something you would know about, but I’ve always been fascinated by the story of Phineas Gage, who had a large poll driven through his head but survived for years afterwards. Maybe you could do a video about how his brain was able to recover from such a catastrophic injury?
Sorry, I just saw that you did do one on him, off to watch it now!
I don't have any college education but did graduate student level work in an orinthology lab. I was picking bugs out of clay nests made by cliff swallows for three days, six hours a day. Despite that she was working on this research for over ten years I discovered a bug that wasn't yet classified.
Wait I'm gay, but that's not homophobic. It's just drawing boundaries and personal space. It's like a girl saying I'm not comfortable having a guy massaging me. It's just boundaries.
4:03 Physics is bori.... WHAT!?
TOTALLY agree!
Love your reaction! As a fan of big bang theory, I can tell you that also in other episodes there are some quotes from Amy intentional to "make fun" of Sheldon who considers himself a genius in everything he does. In some of the writers' interviews they point out that Sheldon misses the sarcasm and for a long time fails to admit that Amy's work is equally important and difficult than that of another field as a theoretical physicist. The aim of your video was to point out any mistakes that may have been made, but I think it might interest you as they still proposed a realistic character who knows how to "joke" about her job, as you rightly pointed out in the elephant quote. If sheldon had had a prep he would surely have understood why he could or could not drink from that beaker.
I went to USC. We had guard shacks and iron fences around most of the university because it's in south central Los Angeles.
28:27 - In this scene Penny is not berating Howard or bossing him arround. She is recognising that Howard and Bernadette are the best thing that ever happened to each other, and is nudging him in a direction that acctually is good for him. And knowing how the show ended, Penny was correct in this case.
I also think that Sheldon and Amy are good for each other.
Yes, they have some bumps along the way, but they do work through them.
I like that the show actually shows that being in a serious relationship is not easy, it is hard work. And for some, the hardship is visible to their friends who genuinely tries to help - even if the help often are, uhm, «misguided» in this show. :-)
Greetings from Norway.
They're supposed to be at Caltech. (I'm halfway through your video so maybe they mention it later, but you didn't remember so I thought I'd say.) Great idea for a reaction video!
Thank you! They did not say lol I appreciate the added context!
10:36 How is that homophobic?
Sheldon's knock thing is from a response to walking in on his father cheating on his mother
Thanks for the info! I always assumed it was an attempt at showing OCD so that's really good to know!
@@AskANeuroscientist yeah i don't think it was OCD, just a quirk he had. The three knocks according to sheldon is enough time to get suitably dressed before he enters.
You are welcome for the info! Loved your reaction
Except his father never cheated on his mother. Sheldon thought he did because he saw a lady with a different hair in bed with his dad, But from what we've seen on Young Sheldon George Sr would never do that.. and it's more likely that what Sheldon saw is his mom wearing a wig during foreplay, maybe because their marriage has been a bit stale for a while.. And George never talked about what actually happened to Sheldon because it would be awkward.
@@Aro7241 this is not even remotely canon,
@@Tsukiakari-qb3tk That's why I said It's likely.. And this is one of the widely accepted fan theories out there.. No one can even think of George Sr cheating on Mary
Long analysis of why elephant syphilis... Or she lied to him to get him to wash the beaker.
Having a degree in something and actually practicing it, are two different things. I doubt she's done calculus since she was 20yrs old, and it's also not a part of neuroscience. She was just getting defensive. She's an actress, not a practicing doctor. (there's nothing wrong with that)
Edit : Also, not wanting a massage from another man doesn't make you homophobic. That word gets thrown around too casually.
Great, one more of these finally i found more stuff to actually watch. 💪🏼
I just have to disagree on a small point, that's the opinion on sexism and co in this show.
I can't say for sure what the initial intentions were, if they were based on sexism, but to me these exaggerated cliché traits of men and women are just funny, which is what the show is supposed to be. I think most people wouldn't enjoy the reality as much, at least for me that's the case and that's why nobody should be safe from humor, cause the minute you say something, someone or a certain group of people should not/never be made fun of - no matter the reasoning - you're treating them differently and that's something that would really bother me - if someone tried catering to me because of WHAT i am, not WHO i am as a person
30:38 The 3 knocks Sheldon does isn't supposed to be OCD he does it because of a traumatic experience he had at a young age when he found his dad cheating on his mom so the 1st knock is to address your self and the other 2 to get you pants on that's what he said later in the series.
You remind me a bit of Leslie Winkle!
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I love this reaction video , a neuroscientist watching the big bang theory my favorite show actually, and FYI I'm also studying neurology and psychology, I'm majoring to become a neuropsychologist, I learned something new and more about neurology.
This was truly interesting I loved your opinions on how the show portrays so much and it was so interesting to hear your input on the flaws too thank you so much for this amazing reaction!
your speaking voice is so good omg ???
That is so sweet! Thank you!
you're aware that the actress, actually has a degree in neurobiology? XD
Yeah from ucla
I am 60th subscriber of yours! I love science and the Big Bang Theory. Great vid! Please do more and I'll wait for your content. :D
Thank you so much!!! I try to upload every Wednesday but sometimes life gets in the way of that haha
Sheldon refers to MIT as trade school.
If Sheldon heard you refer to him as teacher he would have a stroke haha
Ty so much , I need to watch this . I had Finals and you made me laugh 😂
Finally!!! Thank you for creating this channel
Thank you so much! I’m so happy people are interested in it!
Not as funny as Sheldons math error he gave to Steven Hawking lol
A huge thanks for reacting to TBBT.
a Man not wanting to get a massage from a Man is not Homophobic,
I nearly missed my class because of this video... This was good, great job.
Aww thank you! But don't miss classes, those are important!(:
Nottice how her laugh is EXACTLY like Sheldon's????
The container wasn't actually used for elephant spinal fluid. You missed the joke. Amy has to tell Sheldon something extreme to get him to listen.
Not sure she was working on elephants. Sounded more like a way to scare Sheldon.
I don't know why people faint when they see blood. I worked at a vet clinic for 12 years and saw the doctor pull a dogs guts out so he could fix a little cut in their intestines because he had gone septic on us (a knife apparently fell off the kitchen counter and stabbed him in the side deep enough to nick an intestine). All I did was put my little mask and some gloves on while I held his leg up so the doctor could get the right incision angle.
Sheldon’s knocking isn’t related to OCD. It’s related to trauma from when he was kid. He saw his father and mother having sex but he didn’t know it was his mother and thought his dad was having an affair.
My dad and I used to smoke weed and watch the big bang theory, he’s a construction worker who thinks that all the characters are idiots, part of the comedy is watching him watch the show
Whenever I was in the anatomy lab there was always the smell of femeldahyde (I can’t spell). It always used to make everyone hungry, which was a little disturbing. A friend told me it is because the femeldahyde lights up the hunger centers of the brain. Do you know if that is true?
Hi! You taught me something new today haha! I did some research and, yes! It seems like we don't fully understand why it makes us hungry but that appears to be a normal reaction. Anatomy labs are a bit different from research labs though, the reason why the smell is so strong is because you usually have multiple preserved subjects out at one time, whereas in a lab you'd have only one or two out and they'd be in a fume hood. The conditions we put anatomy students in can actually be dangerous to their long term health, but it's (in my opinion) a result of poor funding to those labs.
@@AskANeuroscientist i assumed you would have had to have done some anatomy to become a neuroscientist? I did a degree in exercise science and for that I had four different anatomy subjects over the years. The students who do the courses here that would lead to neuroscience also do at least four anatomy subjects.
wait why is it homophobic when you don't want a guy to massage you?
I dont know If you know this but the Actress who plays Amy is actually a biologist.
Just got to watching this, I love the little lab things that make it endearing, what you said Chemwipes and the reason they have the pipettes is so that no one steals their freaking pipettes. We had a post doc protein expert come in to work with us on some things, he saw perfusion for the first time and fainted, hit his head on the way down. It was a catastrophe. But I like how you said that you're supposed to open the formaldehyde under the hood, supposed to. The cleaning is missing the autoclave tho
haha to be fair, perfusions are pretty intense. I always make sure to have someone stand behind undergrads when they see a perfusion for the first time just in case they faint. It's happened a couple of times lol
@@AskANeuroscientist he was totally fine even did a brain removal himself before he fainted. Turns out the cardiocentesis was the thing that just flatlined him. Weird stuff but everyone has their thing
i have not had a Vacation in 15 years. i worked 6 to 7 days a week for 8 years, i get bored if i get 2 days off.
here just for the Big Bang reactions, but @989 subs... gotta get you over the 1K!!!!!! SUBSCRIBED
Thank you! That's so kind of you! And don't worry, there will definitely be more BBT reactions to come!
The writers of the show CLAIMED that Sheldon wasn't an Asperger's patient, but using reruns as a playbook for dealing with one has kept me going as the caregiver for my housemate who has it. And for far longer than anybody ever figured. So it's been useful for long-suffering folks like me.
they really said that to cover their bases in case they made a mistake or something, what they meant is they didn't write with Aspergers in mind, they just wrote him how they pictured him, and he just tends to have a lot of qualities similar to aspergers, as well as other alt-abilities, so that viewers could relate to him in their own way
Sheldon knocks 3 times because he once walked into his parent's room and they were having sex so that was his way to not allow that to happen again , the 3 knocks gives them time to be decent
You really should watch the hole show from the beginning, pilot, s01e01, etc.
You really do NOT understand the characters and their dynamics.
If you claim to have watch from the beginning, your interpersonal skills and understand of peoples character are really really bad. It seems that you do NOT understand the oversimplified characters the show are trying to portrait.
I know, but I am Danish, so spelling and sentence structure might be "a little" bid off.
The actress is sctually a real neuroscientists
Hey look its Leslie Winkle reacting to the big bang theory
Really enjoyed it..I am ur 504th subscriber.
What Penny was doing was to wake up Sheldon and Howard that they are human, and should not let pride get in their way of making certain choices.
I have no concept of the structure of the brain but since Amy's monkeys were addicted to cigarettes and if the elephant really had syphilis (maybe an elephant with a sex addiction) maybe the common denominator were the parts of the brain related to pleasure and addiction. Sorry if the sentence is somewhat out of order, English is not my first language (more third if the start of learning it defines the order).
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Don't understand why Mayam Bialik said she can't return to neuroscience. Really don't get it - why not?
Remember there are few problems that can't be solved with a big hammer and if that doesn't work use a bigger hammer.
they work at CALTECH in california
I’ve been watching Big Bang for a while now, I’m autistic and it’s become one of my special interests. It definitely has some bad portrayals of mental illness and sheldon is definitely a autistic/neurodivergentcoded character. I’ve found many of the sexist jokes die down, idk if that was because of criticism or character development but yeah. In the end, I do love the show despite its flaws and it did fuel my interest in science as a kid.
He doesn't have OCD. He knocks 3 times because he once walked in on his dad with someone who wasn't his mom.
19:48 me, a physics student: 😢
Your channel is good but if you don't watch the show and know the characters traits you really should just stick to the biology of it. The show is not homophobic nor sexist...
Hi! I try to stay mostly on the science but as a woman and member of the LGBT community I do feel a responsibility to call out homophobia and sexism where I see it. Unfortunately the show does have underlying tones of both of those things. There's a great video essay on it here ruclips.net/video/X3-hOigoxHs/видео.html. I do think that the show is overall good, but we acknowledge the problematic parts while still enjoying the comedy.
@@AskANeuroscientist Jim Parsons is right there though. I’d think he wouldn’t be taking part in something that is homophobic. Just like all the other gay actors that participated in the series.
I’d say that the show does a good job on showing strong and intelligent women.
Penny, while not a school person, is really good with people and finds success in her job because of her talent. And she’s also very “masculine” while wearing pretty shoes lol Same with Bernadette that has a great job while also having kids, and Amy that takes more care of herself as the show goes on, learning to be with other people etc..
Of course it’s a sitcom so humor is a big part of it. And I find it really funny!
Unfortunately we won’t have sitcoms like this one anymore...
Lovely video. I do research in neuroscience using drosophila. We do use bacteria a lot, specially for me. I clone certain genes into plasmids to be injected into the embryo of the fly to express that gene, more specifically to use the Gal4 driver to give signal of that gene. So there are a lot of molecular biology and bacteria involved in neuroscience.
i dont enjoy a Male or Female Doctor giving me a prostate exam. that make me a Homo or Homophobic...?
You are so cool!! I love this video
How can you say that physics is boring? I used to be bad at physics, but that's because the teacher was boring, physics is a beautiful subject, and even me - a person who is not good at it, knows it.
I love science and space but cutting brains or possible blood around would make me feel dizzy lol I can't deal with blood 😅
Its a bit weird that u nly reply on comments which are good n ignore comments that ask u questions. Its your channel u can do watever u want. But ithink its nice to have a dialogue with ppl who watch your videos. Gud or bad
Took my bachelor thesis in biotechnology, I had to wash everything myself. Did a master thesis in organic chemistry, still had to was everything myself 😅 phd and postdocs also have to wash everything themselves at this university. Is it true other people wash stuff in some universities? 😅
I would think with all the things that are out of place in the lab are to promote the wide variety of things that come with the labs...
Their university is Caltech
You make a fine host for whatever parasite has infected your generation. How it managed to located and excise the sense of humor from a human being is a mystery best left for your AI overlords.
Your avatar is amusing, tell me, how do you explain God who apparently is so powerful to have created the whole universe and supposedly knows everything that's going on, get's owned by a mere fallen angel? I've asked this question many times to Christians and have yet to get an answer. Also here's another doozie, who created God if everything has to be created?
Not sure how you brought God into this comment it’s off topic and whilst I’m there on that why do people just want to argue I will never understand and you are an example of this. I’m not sure you understood the persons comment actually I think you just chose to raise God to start an argument… and that’s cool but also it’s so tiring now I’ve seen it so many times online this is actually aimed at mocking a certain audience not God but you knew that
Ps the fallen angel was given earth to reign over until Jesus returns however authority is given to Jesus hence he can and we can cast our demons in his name… who created God I’m not sure we all know … but il answer I am a Christian and my brother is an Astro physicist so I have great perspectives
@@Radwar99sorry also He showed mercy to Satan because he is merciful Satan was amazing he had so much talent in exactly the same way he shows mercy to me when I fuck up pray maybe for more answers I ask that same question to be fair but Jesus is my one thing I know is in my heart
Can you clarify your point sorry I defended you and I actually don’t understand your point that clearly sorry my mistake
im sorry but if you watched the show at all youll know Sheldon doesnt do hes knocking 3 times because he has OCD, he does it because, when he was young he walked in on his dad cheating on his mother, and he does his knock to give people time to put there pants on. a quote said by Sheldon himself.
and also the show isnt sexist. there have been at least, 15 women characters on this show and penny and Bernadette are the only 2 that are "bossy" and they are "babied" because they are nerdy awkward people not because they are men. its also not fake TV show maid to be funny. and at the time these jokes were funny, and frankly still are
10:38 Exceeeeppt... no, it ain't.
I guess that's the joke, but that's not the point I'm making.
(don't ask what point I'm actually making, because honestly, idk)
Hello, I'm from Brazil. I'm a biologist and I work with human physiology. I loved your video!!!
Aw thank you! That makes me really happy to hear!
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