Roundtable

Devices implanted in the brain are making new medical treatments possible - and could one day redefine what it means to be human.

Guests:

Stephen Rainey

Neuroethicist, University of Oxford

Neil Harbisson

World’s First Legally Recognised Cyborg

Ross Dawson

Futurist

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#brainimplant #chip #neurotechnology

The US military’s Space Command is up and running. Is this common sense or a prelude to Star Wars?

Guests:

Alexandra Stickings

Researcher in Space and Security Policy, RUSI

Robert Fox

Defence Editor, London Standard Newspaper

Laurie Blank

Expert in Space Law, Emory University

Rachana Reddy

Space Engineer

You’ve heard of people power before but perhaps not like this. Can we harness the energy of all of us, to generate electricity for a carbon free world?

GUESTS:

Daniel Shin

Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University

Mark Jones

Sales Manager, SportsArt

Neil White

Professor, University of Southampton

Cary Pint

Mechanical Engineer, Vanderbilt University

Locator: Tennessee, US

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#humanpower #cleanenergy #humanenergy

Police in the UK are offering young drug dealers driving lessons and gym memberships - instead of locking them up. Is it time for a different approach to criminal justice?

GUESTS:

Andy Bennett

Superintendent, Avon & Bristol Police

Clayton Planter

Founder, Street2Boardroom

Maya Mate-Kole

Coordinator, Call In Scheme

Alessio Scandurra

Coordinator, European Prison Observatory

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

In France there have been protests and posters on the streets, condemning appalling violence against women. More than 100 have been killed so far this year, by their partner or ex but were they victims of a wider problem too?

Guests:

Fiona Dwyer - CEO, Solace Women’s Aid

Nogah Ofer - Centre for Women’s Justice

Sonya McMullan - Regional Manager, Women’s Aid Northern Ireland

Nacira Guenif Souilamas - University of Paris

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Contactless cards, payment apps - the cashless economy is growing. But in some places, new laws are forcing businesses to accept coins and notes. Time for a cash comeback?

Guests:

Dr Claire Ingram Bogusz

Researcher, Stockholm School of Economics

LOCATOR: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Professor Jonas Hedman

Copenhagen Business School

LOCATOR: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Brett Scott

Author and Financial Campaigner

Natalie Ceeney CBE

Chair of Access To Cash Review

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#contactless, #cashlessness, #fintech

It is an energy source that is out of this world. Solar power - in space. Can it be the answer for our future energy needs?

Guests:

Hasan Baig

Researcher, University of Exeter

Jordi Barrera Ars

Vice President, Open Cosmos

Michael Loweth

Business Manager, Oxford Space Systems

Paul Jaffe

Electrical Engineer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Locator: Washington DC, US

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#spacebasedsolarpower #solarpower #spacesolar

We face a choice: reduce demand for just about everything, or face the climate consequences. That is the warning from the UK’s top environmental scientist. But what are we prepared to give up?

Guests: Ralf Martin, Climate Change Policy Expert ; Jen Gale, Author and Environmental Campaigner; Teresa Domenech, Lecturer in Industrial Ecology

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Research suggests one in three people in the UK cannot work out the correct change at a shop. Financial literacy is an issue in other countries too. So should we all get lessons in it?

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The possibilities could be limitless. Boundless energy. No harmful by-products. Could Nuclear Fusion be the Holy Grail of the energy crisis?

On the line from France - Bernard Bigot, Director General of ITER - an international mega project working on nuclear fusion; and in New Jersey, Steven Cowley, a Professor at Princeton's Physics Laboratory; here in the studio we have Colin Walters, Director at the UK Atomic Energy Authority; and Mark Wenman, a lecturer in nuclear materials at Imperial College London.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.