How a trip to Antarctica became a real-life experiment in decision-making

• Main Authors: Hamylton, Sarah, Balez, Rachelle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Research Online 2018
• Subjects: experiment; real-life; became; decision-making; antarctica; trip; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Antarctic; Detour; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://ro.uow.edu.au/smhpapers/5456; https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6517&context=smhpapers

We were part of a group of 77 women travelling by ship to an Antarctic research station when our route was blocked by icebergs. We had to make a decision. Should we detour into rough open ocean to reach the target site, or abandon plans to visit Rothera Research Station and settle instead for a few...