What is Science Up to?

A hilarious piece aired on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart back in October 26, 2011 titled “Science: What’s It Up To?”

In the segment Aasif Mandvi sits down with Republican Strategist Noelle Nikpour

She says

“Scientists are scamming the American people right and left for their own financial gain.”

Aasif Mandvi comments

“Why are surgeons the only ones allowed to perform surgeries and other surgeons are the only ones who get to say whether this surgery is necessary or not? Doesn’t make any sense. And the only other people that can check to make sure that they are not manipulating ….are other scientists.”

Dr. Martin Chalfie later comments

“All that we do in science is subjected to peer review.”

Of course the issue as pointed it in the segment is that the peers are other scientists like them.

Watch the segment below.