>>> SHE'S AN ACTRESS, DIRECTOR,
"NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLER AND
IN HER SPARE TIME SHE'S AN
ACTUAL NEUROSCIENTIST.
>> FOR REAL.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYIM
BIALIK.
MAYIM IS STEPPING BEHIND THE
CAMERA FOR HER STAR-STUDDED NEW
MOVIE WITH CANDICE BERGEN,
DUSTIN HOFFMAN CALLED "AS THEY
MADE US."
>> MAYIM -- WAIT, HOW.
>> WE'RE FREAKING OUT ABOUT YOU
DIRECTING DUSTIN HOFFMAN,
CANDICE BERGEN.
>> I WAS FREAKING OUT, TOO.
>> WHEN YOU GOT THIS JOB, HOW
DID YOU GET THIS JOB?
>> I CREATED THIS JOB BECAUSE I
WROTE -- WELL, I WROTE THE
SCRIPT.
I WROTE THE SCRIPT ABOUT SIX
YEARS AGO.
AND I KIND OF SAT ON IT FOR A
WHILE AND I NEVER THOUGHT IT
WOULD GET ME INTO A MOVIE.
AND I ENDED UP BEING TOLD THAT I
WAS THE ONE DIRECTING IT BECAUSE
I WROTE IT AND I HAD KIND OF IN
MY HEAD ALREADY THE WAY A LOT OF
IT NEEDED TO LOOK.
>> DID YOU HAVE CANDICE BERGEN
AND DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN MIND?
>> NO, I WROTE IT -- SIMON
HELLBERG, I WAS WORKING ON "BIG
BANG THEORY" AT THE TIME MY
FATHER PASSED AWAY.
AND SO SIMON WAS IN MY LIFE.
WE WORKED TOGETHER ON "BIG BANG
THEORY" AND I'VE ALWAYS FELT
LIKE I WANTED TO WRITE FOR HIM.
HE HAS A SMALLER PART, BUT THAT
WAS THE FIRST VOICE THAT I KIND
OF HEARD WAS HIS.
AND THEN DIANA PLAYS THE LEAD
AND -- BUT IT IS A DREAM TO HAVE
DUSTIN AND CANDICE PLAYING A
COUPLE LIKE THAT AND, I MEAN, IT
WAS COMPLETELY SURREAL.
I NEVER THOUGHT EITHER ONE OF
THEM WOULD DO THIS.
>> HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY.
LEGENDS.
AND YOU'RE TOLD, NOW YOU HAVE TO
BOSS THEM.
>> NOT LIKE THAT.
>> SHOW THEM HOW TO ACT.
>> IT WAS ALMOST MORE
INTIMIDATING FOR ME TO DO THAT
WITH SIMON HELLBERG BECAUSE WE
WERE FRIENDS AND I WORKED WITH
HIM FOR NINE YEARS.
THE NOTION OF GOING FROM, WILL
YOU PLEASE DO THIS MOVIE TO NOW
I'M IN CHARGE AND NEED TO TELL
YOU WHAT TO DO.
YES, SOMEONE LIKE DUSTIN, A
TWO-TIME OSCAR WINNER AND
CANDICE.
IT WAS VERY INTIMIDATING BUT
ALSO AS AN ACTOR, I FEEL LIKE I
GET ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE
TOLD BY DIRECTORS.
SO I FELT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF AN IN.
>> DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE STEPPING
INTO A ROLE LIKE THAT?
IT'S LIKE BEING SOMEONE WHO
WORKS AT A STORE AND THEN
BECOMING THE BOSS OF THE STORE.
IT'S A TOUGH THING TO SWITCH
INTO.
>> IT'S A TOUGH THING TO SWITCH
INTO, BUT I THINK ALSO IT'S, YOU
KNOW, EVEN FOR ME, RAISED BY TWO
PARENTS WHO WERE STRONG, YOU
KNOW, FEMINISTS IN THEIR -- LIKE
IT'S STILL HARD AS A WOMAN TO BE
LIKE, I OWN THIS PLACE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE SEAT AT
THE TABLE.
AND IT WAS ACTUALLY MY
EX-HUSBAND WHO SAID TO ME, EVERY
KID OUT OF FILM SCHOOL IS I'M
GOING TO MAKE A MOVIE BECAUSE
EVERYTHING I TOUCH TURNS TO
GOLD.
BUT FOR WOMEN IT'S LIKE, SHOULD
I?
HE IS LIKE, THIS IS YOUR STORY.
YOU WROTE IT.
IT'S YOUR VISION.
YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT AS A WOMAN
TO DIRECT IT.
>> THAT'S SO INTERESTING.
>> THAT'S POWERFUL.
>> THERE'S ALL THESE MOMENTS
WHERE WE HAVE IMPOSTER SYNDROME.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ALWAYS SAY, I
THINK, WHEN I MEAN I KNOW.
SO EVEN -- THAT'S SOMETHING I
TOOK ON AS I WAS WRITING EMAILS
AND WORKING THROUGH THIS MOVIE.
INSTEAD OF, I THINK WE NEED TO
START AT 8:00, IT'S LIKE, WE
NEED TO START AT 8:00.
>> THAT'S A LITTLE CHANGE THAT
MEANS EVERYTHING.
>> I SHOCKED MYSELF.
WHY AM I SAYING, I THINK?
I KNOW.
>> AND THEN "JEOPARDY," I MEAN,
NOT SAY YOU HAVE IMPOSTER
SYNDROME DOING THAT, BUT,
AGAIN --
>> ANOTHER THING.
>> ICONIC BRAND.
>> IT IS VERY INTIMIDATING.
THESE CONTESTANTS KNOW THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT
INFORMATION STAYS IN ANYONE'S
HEAD.
AND I GET TO MEET THREE PEOPLE
EVERY EPISODE WHO HAVE THIS
INCREDIBLE KNOWLEDGE AND MY JOB
IS TO NOT BE LIKE, OH, MY GOSH,
YOU KNOW THAT?
ONE OF THE BIGGEST NOTES I GET
IS STOP SOUNDING SO SURPRISED.
BUT THAT'S AMAZING.
>> YOU'RE OBSESSED.
>> BUT THAT'S HOW WE FEEL A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU BECAUSE
YOU'RE A NEUROSCIENTIST.
>> AND YOU'RE NORMAL.
TOTALLY.
>> NORMAL?
MY MOTHER THANKS YOU.
I'VE NEVER THOUGHT I WAS NORMAL.
>> AND YOU HAVE A PODCAST WITH
YOUR BROTHER?
>> WE ARE MISTAKEN FOR SIBLINGS
A LOT.
>> EASTERN EUROPE, WE ALL LOOK
ALIKE.
WE ALL LOOK ALIKE.
WE HAVE A PODCAST AND WE TALK
TO -- WE TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT
MENTAL HEALTH.
WHAT WORKS FOR THEM, WHAT
DOESN'T.
EVERYONE FROM MATTHEW
McCONAUGHEY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
SPECIALISTS IN THERAPY AND
WHOLISTIC THINGS.
WHY ARE YOU -- WHAT'S THE
SCIENCE BEHIND WHY YOGA HELPS,
WHY MEDITATION HELPS AND TALK
THROUGH OUR OWN JOURNEYS.
WE ALSO FILM IT.
WE'RE ON YOUTUBE.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND ON
SPOTIFY OR WHEREVER YOU GET
PODCASTS.
>> ARE YOU LEARNING THINGS ABOUT
YOUR BOYFRIEND YOU NEVER KNEW?
>> IT'S LIKE COUPLES THERAPY.
NO, WE'RE DEFINITELY LEARNING A
LOT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
MODALITIES THAT PEOPLE COME INTO
A RELATIONSHIP WITH AND THOU
TALK ABOUT THINGS.
SO EVERYTHING COMES UP.
BUT IT'S VERY INTERESTING DOING
IT.
WE'RE ALSO WRITING PARTNERS.
SO WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
HASHING THINGS OUT.
>> DO YOU EVER NEED A BREAK FROM
HIM?
>> NOW IS THE TIME TO TELL HIM.
HONEY, WE'RE TAKING A BREAK.
>> IT HAPPENS ON THIS SHOW.
IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> WE NEED THERAPY AS WELL.
>> DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT MAYIM'S
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>>> WE'RE BACK WITH ACTRESS AND
DIRECTOR MAYIM BIALIK WHO HAS A
DOCTORATE IN NEUROSCIENCE.
MEANTIME, OUR SKILLS FALL MORE
ON THE RANGE OF POP CULTURISH.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A ROUND
OF NEUROVERSUS NONSENSE.
>> MAYIM WILL BE QUIZZING US
ABOUT NEUROSCIENCE.
>> THIS IS NOT FAIR.
>> THIS DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
WE NEVER EVEN TOOK NEUROSCIENCE.
>> WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT
IS.
>> WE KNOW BRAIN OR SOMETHING.
>> ADVIL.
WE'VE GOT IT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO STUMP
HER WITH POP CULTURE TRIVIA.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TURNS.
MAYIM, YOU GO FIRST.
>> LET ME PUT ON MY POP CULTURE
GLASSES.
>> YOU'RE COOL P. WE'VE GOT OUR
NEUROSCIENCE GLASSES.
>> QUESTION ONE --
>> OKAY.
>> YES, THIS IS POP CULTURE FROM
40 YEARS AGO.
QUESTION ONE, HOW MANY THOUGHTS
DOES THE AVERAGE PERSON HAVE PER
DAY?
A, 10,000, B, 30,000, C, 70,000?
>> WE'VE GOT IT.
>> WE KNOW IT.
>> 70,000.
>> VERY GOOD.
THAT IS CORRECT.
>> YES!
HERE'S YOUR QUESTION.
READY?
OH, THIS IS GOOD.
THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD.
OR EASY.
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE
HARD.
READY?
>> NAME THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE
R&B SUPERDUO SILK SONIC.
THEY TOOK HOME TWO GRAMMYS.
>> THE GUY WITH THE AMAZING
SILKY HAIR.
>> ANDERSON PAAK.
YOU GOT IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
QUESTION THREE, WHICH PART OF
THE BRAIN HELPS WITH BALANCE?
THE FRONTAL LOBE, CEREBELLUM OR
CORTEX?
>> YOU GO WITH IT.
>> DO YOU KNOW?
>> WE THINK IT'S THE --
>> YOU RAN OUT OF TIME.
>> IT'S THE CEREBELLUM.
>> VERY SENSITIVE TO ALCOHOL AND
WHEN YOU DRINK A LOT YOU LOSE
YOUR BALANCE.
>> STOP MESSING WITH IT.
>> OKAY.
WHAT WAS THE MOST STREAMED SONG
ON SPOTIFY --
>> YOU HAVE CHOICES.
>> -- GLOBALLY IN 2021.
"DRIVER'S LICENSE" BY OLIVIA
RODRIGO, "KISS ME MORE" BY DOJA
CAT, C "PEACHES" BY JUSTIN
BIEBER.
>> SHE KNOWS IT.
>> I HAVE A 33.3% CHANCE OF
BEING RIGHT.
I AM GUESSING "A."
WAS IT?
>> "DRIVER'S LICENSE" YOU'RE
RIGHT.
>> WAIT, YOU KNOW THE SONG?
>> I DO.
I WATCHED THE GRAMMYS.
>> OKAY.
QUESTION FIVE, THE GAP BETWEEN
TWO NEURONES THAT ALLOWS AN
ELECTRICAL SIGNAL TO PASS FROM
ONE --
>> WE DON'T EVEN NEED THE FULL
QUESTION, IT'S A, THE SYNAPSE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
IT'S THE SYNAPSE.
>> WE TOOK BIOLOGY.
LA, LA, LA, LA, LA.
>> OKAY.
HERE YOU GO.
WHAT SAYING DID PETE DAVIDSON
RECENTLY GET TATTOOED IN HONOR
OF KIM KARDASHIAN.
WAS IT --
>> THINK ABOUT IT.
>> KARDASHIAN STAN, SKIMS FOR
LIFE OR MY GIRL IS A LAWYER.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA BUT I THINK MY
GIRL IS A LAWYER?
>> YOU DID IT.
>> YOU ARE DOUBTING YOURSELF.
I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT YOU DO KNOW.
>> YOU DO KNOW.
TAKE IT BACK.
>> IS IT A TIEBREAKER?
>> NO, IT'S NOT.
APPROXIMATELY HOW FAST DOES
BRAIN INFORMATION TRAVEL?
54 MILES AN HOUR, 268 MILES PER
HOUR OR 562 MILES PER HOUR?
>> IT'S FAST.
OKAY, FINE GO.
YOU GO.
>> 268.
>> YOU GUESSED RIGHT.
268.
>> OKAY.
SO NOW IT'S A TIE.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE
TIEBREAKER.
>> WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
>> MAYIM --
>> I DON'T HAVE IT P. HERE WE
GO.
>> IT SAYS READ OFF
TELEPROMPTER.
HERE IT IS.
>> I'M NOT LOOKING IN CASE THE
ANSWER IS THERE.
>> NAME THE "PIXAR" MOVIE THAT
DEALS WITH THE BRAIN AND HAS
EMOTION-THEMED CHARACTERS.
>> IS IT "INSIDE OUT"?
IS SHE RIGHT?
YES.
>> MAYIM, WE DONT KNOW WHAT YOU
WIN.
>> I WIN THE GLORY OF --
>> YOU ARE COOL.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
PLEASE GO SEE THIS MOVIE "AS
THEY MADE US."