From the Archives: The Martian vs. the FDA on How to Science S#!t.

We need to be ever vigilant about government blocking or hamstringing innovation. Whether it’s FDA approval of treatments for rare diseases (WSJ on Feb 27, 2024) or price controls on drugs.

Here’s a take based on the movie, The Martian.

This piece originally ran at InsideSources.

“I’m gonna science the s#!t out of this planet.” So says the fictional character Mark Watney in the new sci-fi thriller, “The Martian,” which has now grossed a half-billion dollars worldwide. For every conceivable thing that goes wrong on the Red Planet, the botanist astronaut comes up with an answer. It’s a good thing Watney was on Mars, because he would find “sciencing” much more difficult on his home planet.

Read the full piece on my Substack here.