Astronaut Dave Williams And Science Centre Andrew Bedeau
On Stage and Out in Space – Getting Our Kids To Think Big By Stephen Weir for Caribbean Camera Thursday evening was a special evening for Toronto science geeks … of any age. Over 200 people, many of the children, came out to the Ontario Science Centre to listen to a real Canadian science hero, Dr. Dave Williams. The 66-year old retired astronaut was on stage with Andrew Bedeau and the Weather Network's Chris Mei to talk about his experiences in space as part of the Science Centre’s Great Conversations speaker series. The evening attracted many children who came out with their parents to listen to the astronaut and get a selfie when his hour long talk was over. “ I think that it is a good thing to expose children to science and space travel is something that gets people really excited,” Dave Williams told the Caribbean Camera at the Thursday event. “Understanding and teaching about the challenges of space inspire (young people) to have BIG dreams.’ Andre