It's a step in the right direction... (Score 1)

For example, I was highly skeptical of will.i.am when he made his first appearance at the 2011 FIRST Robotics Kickoff, but he has consistently and passionately supported FIRST and other STEM related initiatives. He's one of the few celebrities that sees that the spotlight needs to be on the current and future scientists and engineers of the world. He's not an engineer by training, but he's eager to learn and expand his knowledge of STEM as he uses his fame to help promote it.

A good example starting at 2:00 with some of will's thoughts starting at 3:50 - http://youtu.be/SyIpO_aJIxU?t=2m