Whoopi Goldberg joined Mike on stage at the Kennedy Center during the Celebration of Science, a three-day event designed to highlight the importance of biomedical research, recognize scientific achievements, and recommit the nation to funding life-saving medical research. After watching an emotional video clip that evening about a sister and brother being treated for cystic fibrosis, which affects the lungs and often restricts breathing, Whoopi said she was inspired to give up smoking.