The 'I'm Something of a Scientist Myself' meme features Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn in the 2002 Spider-Man film, where he acknowledges Peter Parker's academic prowess. Although the scene was originally serious, it gained internet immortality in late 2016 as a reaction image for feigning expertise. Users typically pair the image with a caption describing a trivial or pseudo-scientific action—like mixing cleaning supplies or fixing a basic computer glitch—to mock the feeling of unearned intellectual superiority. Its enduring popularity stems from Dafoe's iconic expression and the universal relatability of pretending to know more than one actually does.