Should you go to Mars? ft Bill Nye

No, I wouldn't  go to Mars. The intensity of sunlight is much lower on Mars than on Earth. You would need powerplants to get the level of energy needed for a colony. Solar power would not be enough, I believe. In the film "The Martian" the intensity levels on Mars seem realistic, but the intensity levels in the Earth-scenes are so low that the difference is not as evident as it should be. I fear that this might come as a surprise to privately funded one-way travelers to Mars, that have done too few simulations beforehand, and have had too much focus on media aspects.