Putting organs into the deep freeze, a scavenger hunt for robots, and a book on race and reproduction

<p><em>On this week’s show: Improvements in cryopreservation technology, teaching robots to navigate new places, and the latest book in our series on sex and gender</em></p> <p> </p> <p>First up this week on the show, scientists are learning how to “cryopreserve” tissues—from donor kidneys to coral larvae. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/how-to-deep-freeze-entire-organ-bring-it-back-to-life">the latest in freezing and thawing technology</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Next up: How much does a robot need to “know” about the world to navigate it? <a href="https://theophilegervet.github.io/">Theophile Gervet</a>, a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adf6991">a scavenger hunt–style experiment</a> that involves bringing robots to Airbnb rentals.</p> <p> </p> <p>Finally, as part of our <a href="https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/new-podcast-series-examines-intersections-science-sex-and-gender">series of books on sex, gender, and science</a>, host Angela Saini interviews author <a href="https://www.dorothyeroberts.com/">Dorothy Roberts</a>, a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, about her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/killing-the-black-body-race-reproduction-and-the-meaning-of-liberty-dorothy-roberts/6723871"><em>Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty</em></a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s episode was produced with help from <a href="https://podigy.co/">Podigy</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast">About the <em>Science</em> Podcast</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Authors: Sarah Crespi; Angela Saini; Warren Cornwall</p> <p> </p> <p>Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj4684</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>