Isolation's Shadow Side: What Antarctica Reveals About Crew Dynamics The farthest reaches of human exploration have long been a testing ground for our capacity to endure isolation and confinement.
New research from an Antarctic expedition offers a sobering insight into the darker side of small team dynamics, challenging conventional wisdom about what makes for effective teamwork in extreme environments.
Researchers tracked the social interactions of 12 crew members at Concordia Station in Antarctica using wearable sensors and questionnaires over a remarkable 10 month period.