---
title: '037- Astronaut/Physician Dr. Dave Williams on Space, Surviving cancer, Globalization, Artificial Intelligence'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/037-astronaut-physician-dr-dave-williams-on-space-surviving-cancer-globalization-artificial-intelligence'
show: 'Beyond Medicine'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/beyond-medicine'
published: '2021-01-05'
audio: 'unavailable — the host retired the file'
---

# 037- Astronaut/Physician Dr. Dave Williams on Space, Surviving cancer, Globalization, Artificial Intelligence

About Dr. Williams: Canadianphysician,public speaker,CEO, author and a retiredCSA astronaut. Dr. Williams was a mission specialist on two space shuttle missions. His first spaceflight,in 1998, was a 16-day mission aboard Space. Dr Williams …

## Summary

About Dr. Williams:

[Canadian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians)[physician](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician),[public speaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaking),[CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer), author and a retired[CSA astronaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Space_Agency). Dr. Williams was a mission specialist on two space shuttle missions. His first spaceflight,in 1998, was a 16-day mission aboard Space.

Dr Williams performed three spacewalks during STS-118 helping build and maintain the International Space Station. He holds the Canadian spacewalking record and spent over 4 hours riding Canadarm 2 on his second spacewalk.

[Visit Dr. Williams website](https://www.astrodavemd.ca/)

[Buy Dr. Williams book, Defying Limits](https://www.astrodavemd.ca/books)