Concurrently, the subplot involving Sheldon and Dr. Linkletter attempting to invite a Nobel Prize winner to the university provides a counter-narrative of intellectual hubris. The visual comedy here relies on timing and facial expression, elements that the h264 codec preserves with sufficient fidelity to land the jokes. The absence of a laugh track in Young Sheldon places a heavier burden on the visual track to sell the comedy; the silence of the episode is preserved in the clean audio track typically accompanying a WEB-DL release, emphasizing the awkwardness of the social interactions.