Ep. 187: What Happens When Humans Leave Earth? (w/ Dr. Morgan Stosic)

What does it take to make a team thrive in space? In this episode of Psychology and Stuff, host Alison Jane Martingano sits down with Dr. Morgan Stosic, a research psychologist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to explore the psychology behind human performance in extreme environments. From studying nonverbal behavior and fatigue to understanding how astronauts communicate, collaborate, and cope with isolation, Morgan shares how psychology helps prepare humans for life beyond Earth. Martingano and Stosic discuss why personality traits that work well on Earth can shift in space, how communication delays could reshape empathy on future Mars missions, an...