By law, natural gas pipelines had to make much of their information public, and around the time Centaurus was forming, more of that information began to appear online. From the little I know about the science of nutrition, your study makes a lot of sense, Arnold wrote. Donate today to assist in promoting the principles of individual liberty in America. New clinical trials could more effectively reach solutions. At the Center for Open Science, Nosek has already begun to experiment with new incentives for scientists. If we want to attack an issue, we will do whatever it takes. Nosek says that the cash offers were Arnolds idea. Arnold's hedge fund thrives as Amaranth falls - MarketWatch But as it happens, Nosek is just one of many researchers who have received unsolicited emails from the Arnold Foundation in the past few yearsresearchers involved in similar rounds of soul-searching and critique in their own fields, who have loosely amounted to a movement to fix science. In everything they do, they want to be evidence-driven, says Stuart Buck, vice president of research integrity at the Arnold Foundation. You have 3 free articles remaining. You dont shift a culture overnight, Nosek says. Laura and John Arnold, co-founders and co-chairs of Arnold Ventures. The aim was to redo about 50 studies from three prominent psychology journals, to establish an estimate of how often modern psychology turns up false positive results. Were looking to create an organization of thoughtful failure and fantastic success., Arnold is, in at least one respect, trying to make science a little more like finance. Mr. Arnold is also Founder of Centaurus Capital LP, a family office investment fund with a specific focus on the energy industry. John Arnold: The most prolific philanthropist you may not have heard of. Yet the foundation is also focused on reforming what the Arnolds see as a broken public pension systema project that, in practice, usually means cutting payments to retirees, raising retirement ages, and switching new workers to 401(k)-style plans. Philanthropy Is for the Living. Why this billion-dollar foundation is becoming a corporation He was widely quoted for his viewpoints on the industry by a government commission. The problem even had a name: the file drawer effect. On a warm October day in 2014, envoys from 15 of America's wealthiest families gathered at Circle T, Ross Perot Jr .'s 2,500-acre ranch outside . The foundation aims to foster a culture in which individuals have the best chance to succeed and prosper, while encouraging a sense of responsibility, compassion and reinvestment toward their communities and society as a whole. Ask a Question. John Arnold, filntropo multimillonario, dirige una empresa que ofrece gratis programas informticos para la reforma de las fianzas. Arnold Ventures' John Arnold: Now is the Time to Reform Charitable Giving Laws. That's the true story of former star Enron trader John Arnold, who most recently worked as a hedge fund manager. Arnold estimates that he made $50,000 before he finished high school. He's decided to shut down his firm Centaurus Advisors and return investor money, retiring at the ripe old age of 38, according to The New York Times.Arnold rose to prominence at now disgraced Enron for his natural gas trading prowess. [32], In October 2018, it was reported that Arnold had spent more than $100 million in health-care related grants since 2014, with a particular focus on reducing pharmaceutical drug costs. [3] [8] At 14, he started his first company selling collectible sports cards called Blue Chip Cards. . We support the principles of individual liberty, a free market economy and limited constitutional government: These are the cornerstones of American society. John Arnold - Texas Business Hall of Fame 6. Put a Stake in "Zombie Charity.". Michael and Susan Dell, Austin $1 billion.