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

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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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 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 the latest in freezing and thawing technology. Next up: How much does a robot need to “know” about the world to navigate it? Theophile Gervet, a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses a scavenger hunt–style experiment that involves bringing robots to Airbnb rentals. Finally, as part of our series of books on sex, gender, and science, host Angela Saini interviews author Dorothy Roberts, a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, about her book Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi; Angela Saini; Warren Cornwall Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj4684 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Morgan State University, a Baltimore, Maryland Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution,
0:05.0	offers more than 100 academic programs and awards degrees at the Baccliorate, Masters, and Doctoral Levels,
0:12.0	is furthering their mission of growing the future leading the world.
0:16.0	Morgan continues to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.
0:20.0	With a four-year quadrupling of research, more than a dozen new doctoral programs,
0:25.7	and eight new National Centers of Excellence, Morgan is positioned to achieve Carnegie R1 designation in the next five years.
0:33.7	To learn more about Morgan and their ascension to R1, visit morgan.edu slash research.
0:40.5	This podcast is supported by the Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of America's leading research medical schools.
0:48.1	Icon Mount Sinai is the academic arm of the eight hospital Mount Sinai health system in New York City.
0:55.7	It's consistently among the top recipients of NIH funding. Researchers at ICONMount Sinai have made breakthrough discoveries in
1:02.0	many fields vital to advancing the health of patients, including cancer, COVID and long COVID,
1:08.8	cardiology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.
1:12.6	The Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we find a way.
1:22.2	This is the science podcast for June 30th, 2023. I'm Sarah Presby.
1:29.8	First up this week, scientists are learning how to prioreserve tissues from donor kidneys to coral larvae. Contributing correspondent Warren Cornwall
1:36.8	joins me to talk about the latest in freezing and thawing technology. Next up, how much does a robot
1:43.1	need to know about the world to navigate it?
1:46.5	Researchers' theophile D'UrVey discusses a scavenger hunt-style experiment that faces off
1:51.7	different versions of robot navigation, trying to find things in Airbnb's.
1:58.0	Finally, as part of our series of books on sex, gender, and science, host Angela Saney
2:03.1	interviews author Dorothy Roberts about her book, Killing the Black Body, Race, Reproduction,
2:09.1	and the Meaning of Liberty.
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