Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions is a 1980 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about paranormal, occult, and pseudoscience claims. The foreword is by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. Randi explores topics which he says that scientists and the media are too willing to promote without skepticism and proper expertise.
Other books by Randi include Flim-Flam! (1982), The Faith Healers (1987), James Randi, Psychic Investigator (1991), Test Your ESP Potential (1982), and An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (1995). Randi was a regular contributor to Skeptic magazine, penning the "'Twas Brillig ..." column, and also served ...
Flim-flam may refer to: Confidence trick, a fraud scheme; Flim-Flam, a 1991 album by saxophonists Steve Lacy and Steve Potts; Flim-Flam!, a 1982 book by James Randi; Flim Flam, a character from Scooby-Doo; Flim Flam (horse), a Hanoverian gelding
James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country’s foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation ...
Randi had a varied career, performing stage magic, mentalism, escape acts, [3] and other illusions. [4] After seriously injuring himself in an escape act, Randi quit escapism and stage magic. [4] He subsequently devoted more of his time towards investigation of the paranormal, publishing several books on the topic including Flim-Flam!
The name "Pigasus" was chosen by Randi from suggestions e-mailed to him. [3] The term is a portmanteau pun combining the word pig with the mythological Pegasus, a reference to the expression "when pigs fly". Randi did not present any Uri Award for a number of years after its inception in Flim-Flam!
Pages in category "Books by James Randi" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Flim-Flam! M. The Mask of Nostradamus; T. The Truth About Uri ...
Thomas Suddes: Unprincipled Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is trying to trick voters with ballot antics.