If you have 1h30m to watch Stephen Colbert interview the brilliant Neil Tyson, here is a link for you: http://youtu.be/YXh9RQCvxmg  You won't be disappointed.

They discuss the coolness of science, and how imperative it is to have a scientifically literate society.  I find it fascinating because I feel much of western politics relies upon ignorance and short sightedness, and that more people should be thinking for themselves rather than being handed their opinion.