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James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. [1] He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational ...
The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge was an offer by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) to pay out one million U.S. dollars to anyone who could demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria. A version of the challenge was first issued in 1964.
The James Randi Educational Foundation confirmed the death, saying simply that its founder succumbed to “age-related causes” on Tuesday. Entertainer, genius, debunker, atheist ΜΆ Randi was ...
James Randi was a Canadian-American magician, escape artist, author, and scientific skeptic. [2] 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]
Launched by James Randi as $1,000 in 1964, [43] raised to $10,000 by 1980, [44] to $100,000 by 1989, [45] and finally to a million in 1996. [46] Since the launch of the James Randi Educational Foundation, applications were processed and tests prepared and conducted by a committee. [43] In 2015 the challenge was officially terminated. [citation ...
Randi claimed that Henning had immersed himself so thoroughly in Transcendental Meditation that he "abandoned regular medical treatment for liver cancer, continued to pursue his diet of nuts and berries, and died of the disease." [33] On June 8, 2010, it was announced that Henning would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.
"Secrets of the Psychics" is a 1993 episode of the PBS series NOVA, presented by retired illusionist and paranormal investigator James Randi. [1] Also appearing in stock footage are Peter Popoff, Uri Geller, and many others. It contains historical footage of Randi's 25 years of testing claims of supernatural powers, as well as more current ...