MIKE SINN
Software Engineer and Economist - I Have a Computer and Very Strong Opinions

150,000 PEOPLE
DIE DAILY
FROM PREVENTABLE
DISEASES

I CALCULATED THAT REDIRECTING 1% OF MILITARY SPENDING COULD SAVE 416 MILLION LIVES. THE MILITARY HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO MY SPREADSHEET.

150,000
PREVENTABLE DEATHS DAILY
17 YEARS
FROM DISCOVERY TO PATIENT ACCESS
$1.6B
AVERAGE COST PER NEW DRUG

A MODEST PROPOSAL

WHAT IF WE TOOK 1% OF GLOBAL MILITARY SPENDING ($27.2B) AND USED IT TO FIND OUT WHICH MEDICINES ACTUALLY WORK?

CURRENT SYSTEM

❌ $41,000 PER TRIAL PARTICIPANT

❌ 85% OF PATIENTS EXCLUDED

❌ 17 YEARS TO PATIENT ACCESS

❌ $1.6 BILLION PER DRUG

PRAGMATIC TRIALS

✅ $500 PER TRIAL PARTICIPANT

✅ 95% OF PATIENTS INCLUDED

✅ 2 YEARS TO PATIENT ACCESS

✅ 82× COST REDUCTION

POTENTIAL IMPACT

416M
LIVES SAVED
8.2
YEARS ACCELERATED
272%
INVESTMENT RETURN
$27.2B
ANNUAL FUNDING (1%)

WHAT I'VE ACTUALLY BUILT

I BUILT PLATFORMS TO ANALYZE HEALTH DATA AT SCALE. CHRONIC ILLNESS REMAINS UNIMPRESSED.

50,000+

OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES

AGGREGATED & ANALYZED TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF FOODS, DRUGS, AND SUPPLEMENTS

90%+

META-ANALYSES

COVERAGE FOR CONDITION/TREATMENT PAIRS USING OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORMS

9+

ACTIVE PROJECTS

OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORMS FOR HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS AND POLICY RESEARCH

ONE PERSON
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

THEY SAY ONE PERSON CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. THEY NEVER MENTION THE SPREADSHEETS. VOTE NOW AND HELP ME TEST THIS THEORY.