From Britain’s role in the space race and future wars, to 3D-printed burgers and pretzel-delivering robots, Big Ideas Live examines how technology is shaping our world.

Host Sarah Jane Mee and Technology Editor Tom Clarke

Learn about the future of food from Redefining Meat

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Security and Defense Editor Deborah Haynes with Sally Walker (ex-GCHQ), Nigel Inkster (ex-SIS) and Sarah Armstrong-Smith (Microsoft)

Guests view exhibits from Maria Nava (Royal Academy of Arts), Echelon Fitness and Stratasys at Big Ideas Live Innovation Zone

Lord Martin Rees: “Practical need to send humans into space is eliminated because robots can explore”

Redefine Meat is taking a (3D printed plant-based) by storm

Business journalist Gurpreet Narwan with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton

Anti-Aging Panel: Tom Clarke with Professor Lynne Cox (Oxford University) and Dr Stephen Cave (Cambridge University)

AR and Metaverse Art by Tim Fowler and Tiffany Anna Art

3D Printing Innovations from Stratasys

Meet the Press: Business reporter Gurpreet Narwan with security and defense editor Deborah Haynes and data and forensics reporter Tom Cheshire

Technology editors Tom Clarke and Daniel Korski (public), former government chief scientific adviser Mark Walport and Zoe McDougall (Oxford Nanopore)

Tom Cheshire with ex-Google engineer Blake Lemoine

Rowland Manthorpe and Dex Hunter-Torricke (Meta Oversight Committee)

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How digital investigations can help uncover the truth – Adam Parker and Sanya Burgess (Sky News Digital & Forensics)

Oxford nanopore innovation shared with the audience

Rowland Manthorpe with Chris Kelly (ex-Meta), Amber Ghaddar (Web3 Entrepreneur) and Cory Doctorow (Blogger, Writer)

Science journalist Thomas Moore with Mike Moses (Virgin Galactic), Nicole Stott (Astronaut), Melissa Thorpe (Spaceport Cornwall) and Lord Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal)

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