John Collison—Founding donor of Arc Institute alongside brother Patrick for scientific research reform
John Collison is a founding donor of Arc Institute, a $650+ million initiative co-founded by his brother Patrick Collison in 2021 to reform scientific research funding. The institute provides scientists with 8-year renewable research terms without requiring external grant applications.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Access & Information Freedom | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
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Founding donor of Arc Institute alongside brother Patrick for scientific research reform
John Collison is a founding donor of Arc Institute, a $650+ million initiative co-founded by his brother Patrick Collison in 2021 to reform scientific research funding. The institute provides scientists with 8-year renewable research terms without requiring external grant applications.