TEXT: [ The cafeteria ] [SCENE_BREAK] Sheldon: Hey, would you like to hear some songs I've rewritten to get children interested in the hard sciences? Howard: Sure. Leonard: Really? Howard: Yeah. Well, I like music, I like science, I like making fun of Sheldon. Hit it. Sheldon: <unk> There was a scientist who had a theory <unk> <unk> And James Clerk Maxwell was his name-o <unk> <unk> J-A-M-E-S <unk> <unk> C-L-E-R-K <unk> <unk> Space M-A-X-W-E-L-L <unk> <unk> And James Clerk Maxwell was his name-o <unk> <unk> There was a scientist who had a theory <unk> <unk> And James Clerk Maxwell was his name-o <unk> <unk> A-M-E-S <unk> Leonard: Uh, okay, okay. Uh, we, we get it. Sheldon: Perhaps you'd prefer this one. (clears throat) <unk> The itsy bitsy spider is not an insect at all <unk> <unk> Because it has eight legs <unk> <unk> And two body parts <unk> Leonard: That's pretty cool, Sheldon. Sheldon: Thank you. Do either of you know Beyoncé? I'd love her to get behind it. Raj: Hey. Leonard: Hey. Howard: Hey. Sheldon: Hello. Raj: You guys know the new Discovery class missions that NASA's been working on? Leonard: Yeah. Raj: Well, they're looking to include a message from Earth in case one of them is encountered by alien life. Leonard: Oh. When I encountered alien life, I discovered that the key thing was not to sit in its spot. Sheldon: All right, you can't breathe our air without an inhaler, he's allergic to Earth nuts, but I'm the alien. Raj: Anyway, I'm among a handful of scientists that have been asked to submit a design proposal for the message and its delivery system. Sheldon: Excellent. Howard: Good for you. Leonard: Congratulations. Raj: And I was wondering if any of you guys would like
SUMMARY:
Raj is working on a proposal for NASA to design a method of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligent beings. He asks the guys for advice and Sheldon and Howard try to take control, so Raj invites only Leonard to work with him. The two realize Sheldon and Howard's ideas were good and ask them to work with them after all. The guys talk about times where they have individually felt excluded from fun group activities while working together. Penny is unsure whether she should risk her new career for a chance at acting again and goes to Sheldon for advice. At first Sheldon will not tell her what to do because people think he is too controlling. Penny uses his love of trains in an analogy to get him to say she should go to the audition, but not decide on any major career change yet. An optimistic Penny goes to the audition only to be reminded of the petty environment around other actresses. Penny thanks Bernadette for getting her the good pharmaceutical job and takes her and Amy on a special dinner after Bernadette's prodding.