FOLKS, GET READY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW MY FIRST
GUEST FROM "BEACHES," "BLOSSOM," AND OF COURSE "THE BIG BANG
THEORY."
PLEASE WELCOME MAYIM BIALIK.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: PLEASE, AFTER YOU.
NICE TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW.
>> NICE TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: NOT ONLY ARE YOU ON THIS SHOW ON CBS TONIGHT, BUT
TONIGHT THE SEASON FINALE OF SEASON 10 OF BIG BANG THEORY IS
TONIGHT AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS TAPED BEFORE THAT BROADCAST.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: IT'S WHATEVER, 3:45 OR --
>> EVERYONE DIES -- WHOOPS!
( LAUGHTER ) JUST KIDDING.
>> Stephen: HARD TO MAKE THAT FUNNY.
NEW "BIG BANG" THE UNIVERSE STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN?
IS IT SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH YOUR CHARACTER?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A ONE IN SEVEN CHANCE OF BEING RIGHT WITH
THAT GUESS.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE HERE, MIGHT AS WELL TAKE A STAB WITH IT.
>> SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS WITH MY CHARACTER AND SHELDON.
>> Stephen: SOMETHING BIG HAS ALREADY HAPPENED BETWEEN THE TWO
OF YOU.
>> WE HAD COITUS.
>> Stephen: WHAT A LOVELY WAY TO PUT IT.
>> ARE YOU BLUSHING?
>> Stephen: UNDER ALL THIS MAKEUP.
( LAUGHTER ) WE HAD JIM PARSONS ON LAST WEEK
AND HE SAID HE'S NOT ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDING ANY OF THE THINGS
HE SAYS ON THAT SHOW, NOR DOES HE WANT TO UNDERSTAND.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A Ph.D. IN NEUROSCIENCE.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: WAS THAT JUST, LIKE, INTENSE?
WAS THAT INTENSE METHOD ACTING?
HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
>> NO.
ACTUALLY, I TOOK TIME OFF.
I WAS ON "BLOSSOM" WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
I TOOK OFF 12 YEARS TO GET MY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
DEGREE AT U.C.L.A., HAD TWO CHILDREN, DID A LOT OF THINGS IN
THOSE YEARS.
I RETURNED TO ACTING, HONESTLY BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF
HEALTH INSURANCE.
>> Stephen: PRETTY SOON, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO RETURN TO
ACTING.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ACTING
WAS THE "SAFE CHOICE"?
( LAUGHTER ) >> I HAD BEEN TEACHING
NEUROSCIENCE -- >> Stephen: WHERE WERE YOU
TEACHING NEUROSCIENCE?
>> I TAUGHT JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL IN OUR HOME SCHOOL IN
LOS ANGELES AND ALSO TAUGHT BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER EXPLAIN TO THE OTHER CAST
MEMBERS WHAT THEY'RE SAYING MEANS?
>> SO HERE'S THE THING ABOUT ACTORS -- THEY DON'T LIKE WHEN
OTHER ACTORS SAY, LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE POINTER ON THAT ONE
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOT EVEN
PRONUNCIATION?
>> THEY DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL, NO.
>> Stephen: I LOVE ANYONE'S ENTHUSIASM FOR KNOWLEDGE.
SCIENCE ISN'T ALWAYS VALUED AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD BE.
>> TRUE.
>> Stephen: THE PEOPLE ON THE CHARACTERS Y'ALL PORTRAY ON THE
SHOW ARE REFERRED TO AS IN OTHER WORDS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT TERM "NERD"?
>> ACTUALLY, MY FIRST EMAIL ADDRESS EVER WAS "NERD" AT
UCLA.EDU.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS AVAILABLE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT, IN 1995, IT WASN'T COOL YET AND NO ONE
WANTED IT, BUT I DID.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WHAT MAKES SOMEONE
A NERD, IN YOUR OPINION?
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF CONTROVERSY OVER THE DEFINITION
OF NERD SOMETIMES, LIKE THERE'S A RISE OF NERD CULTURE AND
PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN OTHER WORDS BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT
QUALIFIES YOU TO BE NERD.
I THOUGHT NERD JUST MEANS YOU'RE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SOMETHING.
>> I'M ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS MUG.
I'M A MUG NERD.
>> Stephen: AN ANCIENT DESIGN.
IT'S HOW THINGS WORK ON AN ACADEMIC ON INTELLECTUAL LEVEL?
YEAH, GENERALLY FALL UNDER NERD.
IN OTHER WORDS DON'T TEND TO HAVE AN ELABORATE SOCIAL LIFE
BUT THEY CAN.
WE DO.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
INFORMATION IS YOUR -- >> YOU'RE NOW MY BEST FRIEND.
SO I HAD NO OTHER PLANS TONIGHT.
THIS IS IT.
>> Stephen: COULD I QUALIFY AS A NERD?
>> TELL ME SOME OF THE THINGS YOU LIKE.
BESIDES MUGS.
>> Stephen: I REALLY LIKE ASTRONOMY.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: I REALLY LOVE THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND TOLKIN.
>> THAT WOULD QUALIFY YOU AS A GEEK IN MY BOOK.
WE COULD LITERALLY TALK ABOUT THIS ALL NIGHT.
>> Stephen: LET'S CANCEL ALL THE OTHER GUESTS.
LET'S GEEK OUT.
SO NERD VERSUS GEEK.
>> I'D SAY GEEK TENDS TO BE SOMEONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, FANTASY, YOU KNOW, "STAR WARS" CULTURE,
STAR TREK.
THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T NECESSARILY ACADEMICALLY OR INTELLECTUALLY
INCLINED BUT ARE INCLINED TOWARDS HAVING FRIENDS WHO ALSO
LIKE THOSE KIND OF GEEKY THINGS AND THAT'S THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLE.
IN OTHER WORDS ARE BY THEMSELVES.
GEEKS ARE BY THEMSELVES WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO BY
THEMSELVES.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SO LET ME SEE IF I
GET THIS RIGHT.
A GEEK, IF I'M INTERPRETING CORRECTLY, IS, OH, YEAH, I KNOW
THAT DUDE, I MET HIM AT COMIC CON.
THE NERD IS I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS SO QUIET.
>> Stephen: WHY ARE YOU PERPETUATING STEREOTYPE?
THAT'S MY JOB ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY."
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU HAVE A NEW
BOOK CALLED "GIRLING UP" HOW TO BE STRONG, SMART AND
SPECTACULAR.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES ONE GIRL UP?
>> BY BECOMING A WOMAN FROM A GIRL.
I USED MY SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND AND MY INTEREST IN THE PROCESS
OF BECOMING A WOMAN.
FOR ME, I WAS A VERY UNUSUAL CHILD -- I'M SURE THAT'S
SHOCKING TO YOU -- I'M PRETTY MUCH AN UNUSUAL ADULT, AND I
WROTE THIS BOOK TO SPEAK ABOUT THE FULL FEMALE EXPERIENCE BOTH
FOR GIRLS WHO DON'T FIT IN AND THOSE WHO DO TO TEACH ABOUT THE
FULL EXPERIENCE WITH A BACKGROUND IN SCIENCE IN TERMS
OF THE HORMONES AND THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF BEING A
FEMALE?
ADDITION TO DEALING WITH DIFFICULT THINGS IN THE 21s
21st CENTURY FEMALE GIRLS HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
>> Stephen: I'M A 52-YEAR-OLD MAN.
IS THERE ANY WAY A MAN CAN GIRL UP?
ANYTHING POSITIVE TO LEARN FROM THIS?
>> YOU JUST ASKED ME TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.
THERE IS SOMETHING POSITIVE YOU CAN LEARN FROM THIS --
>> Stephen: BUT I CAN'T GIRL UP?
>> HOW GENDER FLUID ARE YOU FEELING TONIGHT?
>> Stephen: THE NIGHT IS YOUNG.
( APPLAUSE ) "GIRLING UP" OUT NOW!