Technology is great, says “OceanXplorers’” Aldo Kane, but “the human factor can make or break a mission.”
“It just takes a few nights of not sleeping well or rough seas and then you have a recipe for potential disaster,” he says.
Knowing how close experts dare get to a polar bear could mean the difference between getting valuable information or saving a life.
“When you’re in that environment of cutting-edge science and exploration, there is no room for ego. There is no room for just looking out for yourself,” Kane says. “Every single person is there for a specific reason.”