James Randi
Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent · Canada · Academics · Lived 1928 to 2020 · aged 92
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Something wrong?James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF).
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A fork bent by Randi
Randi using sleight of hand to duplicate "psychic surgery" on his Open Media series for ITV in 1991
Randi speaking at the first CSICOP Conference, in Buffalo, New York, 1983
Randi (far right) at 1983 CSICOP Conference in Buffalo, New York, with (from left) Pip Smith, Philip J. Klass (standing), Dick Smith, Robert Sheaffer, and John Merrell
The James Randi Beard Photo, taken at the JREF Amaz!ng Meeting 9 ("TAM 9 From Outer Space"), July 16, 2011
Randi with skull cane, 2014
Participants in the "Skeptically Yours" podcast, recorded at The Amazing Meeting for skeptics in 2013. Left to right: singer/songwriter Gary Stockdale, podcaster Heather Henderson, Randi, comedian Emery Emery, and psychology professor Ray Hyman.Awards
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James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims. Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87.
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