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Encyclopedia > James Randi
James Randi

Born August 7, 1928 (1928-08-07) (age 79)
Toronto, Canada
Occupation Magician, skeptic, writer
Website www.randi.org

James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, in Toronto, Canada, Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Photo credit: The James Randi Educational Foundation This is an image of James Randi, from the James Randi Educational Foundation Licensing confirmed by email. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... A typical 18th century phrenology chart. ... The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ...


The JREF sponsors the famous million dollar challenge offering a prize of US $1,000,000 to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of any paranormal, supernatural or occult power or event, under test conditions agreed to by both parties. He was a regular guest on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... For other uses, see Supernatural (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Occult (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Early and personal life

Randi is the oldest of three children born to a Bell Canada employee.[1] He took up magic after reading magic books while spending 13 months in a body cast after a bicycle accident.[1] The doctors expected Randi would never walk again, but he did.[1] Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc. ... “Illusionist” redirects here. ... cast A cast is a shell, frequently made from plaster, encasing a limb (or, in some cases, large portions of the body) to hold a broken bone (or bones) in place until it has healed. ...


Randi subsequently witnessed many tricks that were presented as being supernatural. One of his earliest reported experiences is that of seeing an evangelist using the "one-ahead"[2] routine to convince churchgoers of his divine powers.[3] Billet reading is a mentalism effect where a performer gives the impression that he is able to correctly identify, using supposed clairvoyant powers, messages that have been sealed inside envelopes. ... For other uses, see Divinity (disambiguation) and Divine (disambiguation). ...


Randi for many years has been an amateur astronomer, influenced by his friend Carl Sagan. In 1981 asteroid 3163 Randi was named after Randi.[1] Insert non-formatted text here Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer and astrobiologist and a highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics, and other natural sciences. ... Asteroid 3163 Randi was discovered on August 28, 1981 by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory, California. ...


In 1987, Randi became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[4] Randi said that one reason for becoming an American citizen was a Canadian police search he experienced while on tour with Alice Cooper.[5] Naturalization is the process whereby a person becomes a national of a nation, or a citizen of a country, other than the one of his birth. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...


In February of 2006, Randi underwent coronary artery bypass surgery.[6] In early February 2006, he was declared to be in stable condition and "receiving excellent care" with his recovery proceeding well. The weekly commentary updates to his website were made by guests while he was hospitalized.[7] Randi is doing well since his surgery, and was well enough to help organize and attend the 2007 Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas, NV (an annual convention of scientists, magicians, skeptics, atheists, and other freethinkers).[8] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Early in a coronary artery bypass surgery during vein harvesting from the legs (left of image) and the establishment of bypass (placement of the aortic cannula) (bottom of image). ... The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ...


Background

Randi began his career as a magician, but then became a debunker of the paranormal. Then he expanded into writing about the paranormal, skepticism, the history of magic, became a biographer of Houdini, and even wrote a children's book.


Career as a magician

Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and escapologist since 1946, initially under his birth name, Randall Zwinge. Early in his career, Randi was part of numerous stunts involving his escape from jail cells and safes. On February 7, 1956, he appeared live on The Today Show and remained in a sealed metal coffin submerged in a hotel swimming pool for 104 minutes, breaking what was said to be Houdini's record of 93 minutes.[9][10] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the study of escapology. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), born Ehrich Weiss, was a Hungarian/American magician, escapologist, stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, and amateur aviator. ...


Randi was the host of The Amazing Randi Show on New York radio station WOR-Radio in the mid-1960s.[11] He also hosted numerous television specials and went on several world tours. Then Randi appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a television show entitled Wonderama from 1967 to 1972.[12] In the February 2, 1974 issue of Abracadabra (a British conjuring magazine), Randi defined the magic community saying, "I know of no calling which depends so much upon mutual trust and faith as does ours." In the December 2003 issue of the The Linking Ring, the monthly publication of The International Brotherhood of Magicians, Points to Ponder: Another Matter of Ethics, p. 97, it is stated, "Perhaps Randi's ethics are what make him Amazing" and "The Amazing Randi not only talks the talk, he walks the walk." WOR-AM is a class A (nighttime clear channel), AM radio station located in New York, New York, USA, operating on 710kHz. ... Wonderama was a long-running childrens television program that appeared on the Metromedia network before changing its title, and to some extent its format, to Kids Are People Too. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...


During Alice Cooper's 1974 tour, Randi performed as the dentist and executioner on stage.[13] Also, Randi had designed and built several of the stage props, including the guillotine.[14][15] An incident where the Royal Canadian Mounted Police searched the band's lockers during a performance has been cited by Randi as leading him to apply for American citizenship.[16] Shortly after, in February 1975, Randi escaped from a straitjacket while suspended upside-down over Niagara Falls in the winter on the Canadian TV program World of Wizards.[17] Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... RCMP redirects here. ... This is an article about a garment of clothing. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...


Early in his career, Randi was sent a contract for a tour in Florida. His friends in New York mentioned to him that he’d certainly be working before audiences segregated by race, so before he signed the agreement, he wrote in a clause specifying that the promoters could not deny tickets to blacks or segregate the audiences in any way. Upon arriving on scene, he found that the concert promoter had ignored this stipulation in his contract. He discovered that blacks were forced to watch the show from the balcony, and he immediately walked away from the tour. Appealing to the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA), he was paid in full for the balance of the tour.[citation needed]


Randi was once accused of actually using 'psychic powers' to perform acts such as spoon bending. James Alcock relates this incident which occurred at a meeting where Randi was duplicating the performances of Uri Geller: A professor from the University at Buffalo shouted out that Randi was a fraud. Randi said "Yes indeed, I'm a trickster, I'm a cheat, I'm a charlatan, that's what I do for a living. Everything I've done here was by trickery." The professor shouted back: "That's not what I mean. You're a fraud because you're pretending to do these things through trickery, but you're actually using psychic powers and misleading us by not admitting it."[18] The famous author and believer in spiritualism Arthur Conan Doyle had years earlier made a similar accusation against the magician Harry Houdini.[19] A spoon bent at a PK party Spoon bending is the apparent deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, apparently either without physical force, or with less force than normally necessary. ... Uri Geller (‎, born Gellér György[1] December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-British performer and celebrity famous for claiming to have psychic powers. ... University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (UB) (also known as SUNY Buffalo) is a coeducational public research university, which has multiple campuses located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, USA. Offering 84 bachelors, 184 masters and 78 doctoral degrees, it is the largest and most... Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859–7 July 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... Houdini redirects here. ...


Author

Randi is author of Conjuring (1992), a biographical history of noted magicians. The book is subtitled: Being a Definitive History of the Venerable Arts of Sorcery, Prestidigitation, Wizardry, Deception, & Chicanery and of the Mountebanks & Scoundrels Who have Perpetrated these Subterfuges on a Bewildered Public, in short, MAGIC!. The book selects the most influential magicians, and explains their history in the context of strange deaths and career on the road. This work expanded on his 1976 book Houdini, His Life and Art, which focused on Houdini and his cohorts. Randi also wrote a children's book in 1989 titled The Magic World of the Amazing Randi introducing children to magic tricks. Conjuring is a book by James Randi. ...


In addition to his magic books, he has written several educational works about the paranormal and pseudoscientific. These include biographies of Uri Geller and Nostradamus as well as reference material on other major paranormal figures. He is currently working on A Magician in the Laboratory, which recounts his application of skepticism to science.[20] Uri Geller (‎, born Gellér György[1] December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-British performer and celebrity famous for claiming to have psychic powers. ... Nostradamus: original portrait by his son Cesar Michel de Nostredame (December 14, 1503 – July 2, 1566), usually Latinized to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous world-wide. ...


Career as a skeptic

James Randi's 1982 The Truth About Uri Geller.
James Randi's 1982 The Truth About Uri Geller.

Randi entered the international spotlight in 1972 when he publicly challenged the claims of Uri Geller. Randi accused Geller of being nothing more than a charlatan and a fraud using standard "magic" tricks to accomplish his allegedly paranormal feats, and he backed up his claims in the book The Magic of Uri Geller.[21][22] Geller later sued Randi for 15 million dollars[23]. Eventually Geller's suit against CSICOP was thrown out in 1995, and he was ordered to pay $120,000 for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit.[24] Randi was a founding fellow and prominent member of CSICOP, the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.[25] Randi later resigned from CSICOP during the period when Geller was filing numerous civil suits against him. CSICOP's leadership, wanting to avoid becoming a target of Geller's litigation, requested that Randi refrain from commenting on Geller. Randi refused and resigned. He still maintains a respectful relationship with the group and frequently writes articles for its magazine. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Truth About Uri Geller, formally known as The Magic of Uri Geller, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about Uri Geller. ... Uri Geller (‎, born Gellér György[1] December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-British performer and celebrity famous for claiming to have psychic powers. ... Look up Charlatan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, or CSICOP, is an organization formed to encourage open minded, critical investigation of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims from a responsible, scientific point of view. ...


Randi has gone on to write several books criticizing beliefs and claims regarding the paranormal. He has also been instrumental in exposing frauds and charlatans who exploit this field for personal gain. In one example, his Project Alpha hoax, Randi revealed that he had been able to orchestrate a three year-long compromise of a privately-funded psychic research experiment.[26] The hoax became a scandal and demonstrated the shortcomings of many paranormal research projects at the university level. Some said that the hoax was unethical, while others claimed his actions were a legitimate exercise in exposing poor research techniques.[27] Project Alpha was a hoax orchestrated by the magician, and skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi. ...


Randi has also appeared on numerous other programs sometimes to directly debunk the claimed abilities of fellow guests. In a 1981 appearance on a show called That's My Line, Randi appeared opposite psychic James Hydrick, who claimed that he could move things with his mind, and demonstrated this ability on live television by apparently turning a page in a telephone book without touching it.[28] Randi, having determined that the trick was most likely based on Hydrick surreptitiously blowing, arranged packaging peanuts on the table in front of the telephone book for the demonstration, preventing Hydrick from demonstrating his abilities without also giving away the secret that bursts of air were passing over the pages.[3] Many years later, Hydrick admitted his fraud.[29] Thats My Line (1980), was a short-lived variety show developed by the creators of Whats My Line?. The show highlighted the unusual occupations of ordinary people. ... James Hydrick is an American martial arts instructor and self-described psychic who claimed to be able to perform telekinesis. ... Foam peanuts, also known as packing peanuts, are a common loose-fill packing material used to prevent damage to fragile objects during shipping. ...


Randi was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" award in 1986, drawing upon his conjuring skills to write and educate the public on superstition and pseudoscientific matters.[1] The money was used for Randi's comprehensive exposé of faith healers including Peter Popoff, W. V. Grant and Ernest Angley.[1] During the course of the investigation Randi was "healed" by these ministers.[1] When Popoff was exposed, he was forced to declare bankruptcy within the year.[30] The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant-making foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$3 billion since its inception in 1978. ... The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship (sometimes nicknamed the genius grant) is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation each year to typically 20 to 40 citizens or residents of the US, of any age and working in any field, who show exceptional merit... Faith healing is the use of supernatural or spiritual intervention to cure disease. ... Peter Popoff (born 1946) is a German-born U.S. televangelist known as a faith healer. ... Walter Vinson Grant, Jr. ... Ernest Angley (born August 9, 1921 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an international Christian evangelist, based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. ...


In 1988, Randi showed how gullible the media is by perpetrating a "fraud" of his own. By teaming up with Australia's 60 Minutes program and by releasing a fake press package he built up publicity for a spirit channeler named Carlos, who was actually an artist named Jose Alvares, a friend of Randi's. Randi would tell him what to say through sophisticated radio equipment. The media and the public were taken as no reporter bothered to check Carlos' credentials and history, which were all made up. The hoax was exposed on 60 Minutes; Carlos and Randi and explained how they pulled it off. [31] [32] 60 Minutes premiered 11 February 1979. ...


In the book The Faith Healers, Randi explains his anger and relentlessness as arising out of compassion for the helpless victims of frauds. Randi has also been critical of João de Deus, also known as John of God, a self-proclaimed psychic surgeon who has received international attention.[33] Randi observed, referring to psychic surgery, "To any experienced conjuror, the methods by which these seeming miracles are produced are very obvious".[34] The Faith Healers is a 1987 book by magician and skeptic James Randi with a foreword by Carl Sagan. ... João Teixeira de Faria. ... Psychic surgery is a form of medical fraud, in which the fraudster purports to be performing a paranormal surgical procedure. ...


James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF)

Main article: James Randi Educational Foundation

In 1996, Randi established the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi updates the JREF's website on Fridays with a written commentary titled Swift: Online Newsletter of the JREF. Randi also contributes a regular column, titled "'Twas Brillig", to The Skeptics Society's Skeptic Magazine. In his weekly commentary, Randi often gives examples of what he feels is the nonsense that he deals with every day.[35] The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ... The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ... The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. ... The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. ...


He has regularly featured on many podcasts that can be found online, including The Skeptics Society's official podcast Skepticality [36] and the Center for Inquiry's official podcast Point of Inquiry [37]. From September 2006, he contributed to The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast with a column entitled "Randi Speaks".[38] The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. ... Skepticality is a popular podcast which explores rational thought, skeptical ideas, and famous myths from around the world, throughout history. ... <drini ☎> 14:27, 15 August 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Point of Inquiry is a podcast produced by the Center for Inquiry (CFI). ... The Skeptics Guide to the Universe is a weekly, one-hour podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD and a panel of skeptical rogues. It is the official podcast of the New England Skeptical Society, and is produced in conjunction with the James Randi Educational Foundation. ...


The $1 million challenge

Main article: The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge

The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) currently offers a prize of one million U.S. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria. Similar to the paranormal challenges of John Nevil Maskelyne and Houdini, in 1964, Randi put up $1,000 of his own money payable to the first person who could provide objective proof of the paranormal. Since then, the prize money has grown to the current $1,000,000, and has formal published rules. No one has progressed past the preliminary test which is set up with parameters agreed to by both Randi and the applicant. He also refuses to accept any challengers who might suffer serious injury or death as a result of the testing they intend to undergo. The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ... For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... John Nevil Maskelyne was a stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet. ... Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), born Ehrich Weiss, was a Hungarian/American magician, escapologist, stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, and amateur aviator. ...

Randi's 1995 Paranormal Encyclopedia.
Randi's 1995 Paranormal Encyclopedia.

On Larry King Live March 6, 2001 Larry King asked Sylvia Browne if she would take the challenge and she agreed.[39] Then Randi appeared with Browne on Larry King Live on September 3, 2001 and she again accepted the challenge.[40] However, she has refused to be tested and Randi keeps a clock on his website recording the number of weeks that have passed since Sylvia accepted the challenge without following through. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 769 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 769 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the... An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural is a 1995 book by James Randi and Arthur C. Clarke. ... Larry King Live is a nightly CNN interview program hosted by broadcaster and writer Larry King. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American writer, journalist and broadcaster. ... Sylvia Browne (born October 19, 1936) is a bestselling American author on the subject of spirituality who is known as a psychic and medium. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


During Larry King Live on June 5, 2001 Randi challenged Rosemary Altea to undergo testing for the million dollars. However Altea would not even address the question.[41] Instead Altea, in part, replied "I agree with what he says, that there are many, many people who claim to be spiritual mediums, they claim to talk to the dead. There are many, people, we all know this. There are cheats and charlatans everywhere."[41] Then on January 26, 2007 Altea and Randi again appeared on Larry King Live. Once again, she refused to answer whether or not she would take the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.[42] Larry King Live is a nightly CNN interview program hosted by broadcaster and writer Larry King. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Rosemary Altea (born 1946) is a self proclaimed psychic and author. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


Randi has recently challenged David R. Hawkins to win the prize with Hawkins' "arm-pressing technique" (applied kinesiology), suggesting it would only take thirty minutes of easy work, but believing that Hawkins would not even attempt to apply for the challenge for "obvious" reasons.[43] See also: Kinesiology (academic) Applied kinesiology (AK) is related to diagnostic kinesiology. ...


Starting on April 1, 2007 only those with an already existing media profile and the backing of a reputable academic would be allowed to apply for the challenge.[44] The resources freed up by not having to test obscure and possibly mentally ill claimants will then be used to more aggressively challenge notorious high-profile alleged psychics and mediums such as Sylvia Browne, Allison DuBois and John Edward with a campaign in the media.[44] is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A mental illness or mental disorder refers to one of many mental health conditions characterized by distress, impaired cognitive functioning, atypical behavior, emotional dysregulation, and/or maladaptive behavior. ... Sylvia Browne (born October 19, 1936) is a bestselling American author on the subject of spirituality who is known as a psychic and medium. ... Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is a controversial research medium who claims to have psychic abilities with which she can communicate with the dead. ... John Edward McGee, Jr. ...


JREF maintains a public log of past participants in the Million Dollar Challenge.[45]


Legal disputes

Randi has been involved in a variety of legal disputes but, despite having lost on several occasions, claims to have "never paid even one dollar or even one cent to anyone who ever sued me."[46]


Lawsuits against Randi

Eldon Byrd

In an interview with Twilight Zone Magazine, Randi accused Uri Geller and Eldon Byrd of being the ringleaders in a criminal blackmail plot aimed at destroying Randi.[47] Byrd sued Randi when he was accused by the magician of being a convicted child molestor. Following the trial a press release from Randi said "Testimony adduced at the trial revealed that, in fact, Mr. Byrd had not been convicted of the crime of child molestation as suggested by Mr. Randi, but instead had been arrested for possession with intent to distribute obscene materials involving children, and had pled guilty to a reduced charge of possession with intent to distribute obscene materials". The jury also heard tesimony that Byrd had sexually molested, and later married, his sister-in-law,[48] while Byrd's lawyer sought to discredit Randi by playing taped conversations of teen-age boys who called the magician's home allegedly for sex. The jury found that Randi's claim regarding Byrd was defamatory, but awarded Byrd $0 in damages (thus preventing further appeals by Byrd).[49] Twilight Zone literature is an umbrella term for the many books and comic books which concern or adapt The Twilight Zone television series. ... Uri Geller (‎, born Gellér György[1] December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-British performer and celebrity famous for claiming to have psychic powers. ... For other uses, see Blackmail (disambiguation). ...


Uri Geller

In an interview with a Japanese newspaper, Randi was presented as saying that Uri Geller had driven a close friend to "shoot himself in the head," which Randi afterwards claimed was a metaphor lost in translation.[50] However, Randi made a similar statement ("The scientist shot himself after I showed him how the key bending trick was done") in the August 23, 1986 Toronto Star that seemed to validate Geller's charge.[1] Randi did not participate in the trial, but since the referenced suicide victim died of natural causes the judge found in Geller's favor, changed the charge from "libel" to "insult", and awarded Geller 500,000 yen (at the time about US$4400). Randi initially refused to pay the amount, and Geller later agreed not to pursue Randi for the money in a subsequent settlement with CSICOP.[51] {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...


Randi commented that Uri Geller's public performances were of the same quality as those found on the backs of cereal boxes. Geller sued both Randi and CSICOP. CSICOP argued that the organization was not responsible for Randi's statements. The court agreed that including CSICOP was frivolous and dropped them from the action. Geller was ordered to pay substantial damages to CSICOP.[52][53]


Other

Allison DuBois, on whose life the television series Medium was based, threatened Randi with legal action for using a photo of her from her website in his December 17, 2004 commentary without her permission.[54] Randi removed the photo, and now uses a caricature of DuBois when mentioning her on his site, beginning with his December 23, 2005 commentary.[55] Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is a controversial research medium who claims to have psychic abilities with which she can communicate with the dead. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Medium is an American drama television series about a woman (played by Patricia Arquette) who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona, district attorneys office. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the book of comics by Daniel Clowes, see Caricature (Daniel Clowes collection). ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Late in 1996 Randi launched a libel suit against a Toronto-area psychic/self-published author/entry-level web developer named Earl Gordon Curley.[56] Curley had made a number of objectionable comments about Randi on Usenet. Despite constantly prodding Randi via Usenet to sue (Curley's implication being if Randi didn't sue then his allegations must be true), Curley seemed entirely surprised when Randi actually retained Toronto's largest law firm and initiated legal proceedings. The suit was eventually dropped in 1998 when Earl Curley died suddenly at the age of 51.[57] Usenet (USEr NETwork) is a global, decentralized, distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name. ...


Awards

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant-making foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$3 billion since its inception in 1978. ... The Richard Dawkins Award is a prize awarded annually to a person (or persons) for their outstanding work in the promotion of atheism. ... Philip Julian Klass (November 8, 1919–August 9, 2005) was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Merritt Island, Florida. ...

World records

The following are Guinness records. Some world record attempts are more unusual than others. ...

  • Randi was in a sealed casket for an hour and 44 minutes, which broke Harry Houdini's record of one hour and 31 minutes set on August 5, 1926.[1]
  • Randi was frozen in a block of ice for 55 minutes.[1]

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Bibliography

An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural is a 1995 book by James Randi and Arthur C. Clarke. ... Headquartered in the legendary Flatiron Building in New York City, St. ... Conjuring is a book by James Randi. ... Headquartered in the legendary Flatiron Building in New York City, St. ... Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about paranormal, occult, and pseudoscience claims. ... Prometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by Paul Kurtz and publishes scientific, educational, and popular books, especially those of a secular humanist or scientific skepticism nature. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Faith Healers is a 1987 book by magician and skeptic James Randi with a foreword by Carl Sagan. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Insert non-formatted text here Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer and astrobiologist and a highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics, and other natural sciences. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Truth About Uri Geller, formally known as The Magic of Uri Geller, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about Uri Geller. ... Charles Scribners Sons is a publisher that was founded in 1846 at the Brick Church Chapel on New Yorks Park Row. ...

TV and film

Actor

  • Beyond Desire (1994) as the Coroner
  • Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) .... 3rd Rope Holder ... aka Dead Funny
  • Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987) (TV)
  • Happy Days - "The Magic Show" (1978) as the Amazing Randi
  • Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper (1974) as the Dentist/Executioner
  • Wonderama (1955) (TV) as The Amazing Randi
  • Ragtime (1981) (stunt coordinator: Houdini)

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Himself

Randi's 1993 TV show Secrets of the Psychics.
Randi's 1993 TV show Secrets of the Psychics.

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See also

The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. ... The International Zetetic Challenge (from Greek zêtêin, to search) was an attempt to prove or disprove the existence of, or demonstrate events related to, the paranormal. ... The Pigasus Award is the name of an annual tongue-in-cheek honor recognized by noted skeptic James Randi. ... Project Alpha was a hoax orchestrated by the magician, and skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Basava Premanand Basava Premanand is an eminent skeptic and rationalist from Tamil Nadu, India. ... Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 - September 18, 1978) was a Keralite Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian god-men and so-called paranormal phenomena. ... Abraham Kovoor declared, in 1963, an award of Rs. ... Prabir Ghosh is the head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India, based in Kolkata. ... Narendra Nayak Narendra Nayak is a well known rationalist from Mangalore, Karnataka, India. ... Robert Todd Carroll (1945-), Ph. ... The Skeptics Dictionary is a web site with a collection of cross-referenced skeptical essays by Robert Todd Carroll, PhD. It primarily exposes claims that its editors consider pseudoscientific (sometimes in a pseudoskeptical fashion though). ... French immunologist Jacques Benveniste (March 12, 1935 - October 3, 2004) gained international notoriety in 1988 when he published a paper in the prestigious scientific journal Nature that claimed to have found valid evidence for homeopathy. ... Homeopathic remedy Rhus toxicodendron, derived from poison ivy. ...

References

Footnotes

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  2. ^ a b Jaroff, Leon. "Fighting Against Flimflam", Time (magazine), Jun. 24, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. 
  3. ^ Philip B. Taft Jr., "A Charlatan in Pursuit of Truth," The New York Times, July 5, 1981
  4. ^ Randi, James (September 17, 2001). Commentary: Etc.. Swift. James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  5. ^ "On the Soap Box", James Randi Educational Foundation, July 15, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
  6. ^ "Randi Update", James Randi Educational Foundation, February 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
  7. ^ Randi, James; Paul Hatchman (February 17, 2006). introductory paragraph. Swift. James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  8. ^ Randi, James (February 2, 2007). In Conclusion.... Swift. James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  9. ^ Sinclair, Gordon, "Television & radio column," Toronto Star, February 7, 1956.
  10. ^ Bryant, George, "Handcuffs no problem Toronto-born magician laughs at locksmiths," Toronto Star, June 21, 1956.
  11. ^ "James Randi Biography", James Randi Educational Foundation, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
  12. ^ "Wonderama!". TVparty On!. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. "Sonny Fox hosted another 'Wonderama Thanksgiving Day Party' on Thursday afternoon, November 23, 1961 with guests ventriloquist and cartoon voice-over performer Paul Winchell, magician/escape artist and magic historian The Amazing James Randi and folk singer Pat Woodell." [1]
  13. ^ "Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper," Live 1973 (DVD 2005), "Billion Dollar Babies Tour"
  14. ^ Pettigrew, Emily. "Alice Cooper", St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
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  17. ^ Randi, James. "Hilarious Name-Dropping", James Randi Educational Foundation, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
  18. ^ (Alcock 2001:42)
  19. ^ Arthur Conan Doyle (1930) The Edge of the Unknown, Putnam's
  20. ^ Randi's resume from Randi.org
  21. ^ BOYCE RENSBERGER, "Magicians Term Israeli 'Psychic' a Fraud", New York Times, December 13, 1975, Page 29.
  22. ^ PHILIP B. TAFT Jr., "A CHARLATAN IN PURSUIT OF TRUTH" The New York Times, July 5, 1981
  23. ^ Charles Petit, "Bay Magicians Back Uri Geller's Critic," The San Francisco Chronicle, May 23, 1991, Pg. A27
  24. ^ MICHAEL LEVY, "GROUP GETS $ 40,000 FROM 'PSYCHIC'; GELLER STARTS PAYING DEBUNKERS $ 120,000," Buffalo News (New York) March 13, 1995
  25. ^ Michael Kernan, "God's Chariot! Science Looks at the New Occult," The Washington Post, June 11, 1978
  26. ^ Philip J. Hilts, "Magicians Score a Hit On Scientific Researchers," Washington Post March 1, 1983 First Section; A1
  27. ^ WILLIAM J. BROAD, "MAGICIAN'S EFFORT TO DEBUNK SCIENTISTS RAISES ETHICAL ISSUES," The New York Times, February 15, 1983, Page 3, Column 1
  28. ^ "A Look at the Past", James Randi Educational Foundation, September 22, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-07. 
  29. ^ Korem, Dan (1983). Psychic Confession. (also transcript)
  30. ^ "A Profitable Prophet", Inside Edition, February 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-07. 
  31. ^ http://www.skepdic.com/carlos.html
  32. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/science/correx/archives/randi4.htm Randi talking about Carlos hoax
  33. ^ Randi, James. "The ABC-TV Infomercial for John of God", James Randi Educational Foundation, February 18, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. 
  34. ^ Randi, James. "An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural: Psychic surgery", St. Martin's Press, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. 
  35. ^ Randi, James (July 2005). "Fakers and Innocents". Skeptical Inquirer 29 (4). ISSN 0194-6730. Retrieved on 2006-10-29. 
  36. ^ Skepticality. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  37. ^ Point of Inquiry. Retrieved on 2006-06-30.
  38. ^ The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  39. ^ Are Psychics for Real? appeared with John Edward March 6, 2001 on Larry King Live CNN
  40. ^ King, Larry. "Are Psychics Real?", Larry King Live, CNN, 2001-09-03. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  41. ^ a b Spiritual Medium Versus Paranormal Skeptic (Rosemary Altea verses Randi) on Larry King Live June 5, 2001
  42. ^ "Altea and James Randi", Larry King Live, January 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-02. 
  43. ^ James Randi. Quoted at New England Institute of Religious Research "Quotes of Experts Regarding Hawkins and 'AK'" [2]
  44. ^ a b Poulsen, Kevin. "Skeptic Revamps $1M Psychic Prize", Wired, January 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-14. 
  45. ^ "Challenge Applications". James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
  46. ^ Randi, James (February 9, 2007). More Geller Woo-Woo. SWIFT Newsletter. James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  47. ^ Orenstein, Russell T. (June 17, 1992). Letter to Eldon Byrd. urigeller.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  48. ^ Randi, James (June 5, 1993). Press Release. Skeptic Tank Text Archive File. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  49. ^ West, Norris (June 5, 1993). "Magician defamed scientist, jury rules". Baltimore Sun. Skeptic Tank Text Archive File. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  50. ^ Krol, Carol (1995). "Cuckoos and Cocoa Puffs". Skeptical Eye 8 (3). ISSN 1063-2077. Retrieved on 2006-10-29. 
  51. ^ Randi, James. "More Geller Woo-Woo", Swift, James Randi Educational Foundation, February 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-03. 
  52. ^ "Uri Geller Libel Suit Dismissed". www.csicop.org. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (August 1994). Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
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  54. ^ Randi, James (December 17, 2004). "Another Medium Well Done". Swift. James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  55. ^ Randi, James; Paul Hatchman (December 23, 2005). "Medium Well Done". Swift. James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  56. ^ Randi, James (4 December 1996). "Action initiated . . .". James Randi Educational Foundation Info List. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  57. ^ Randi, James (8 July 1998). "Curley Confirmation + Sony Corp. and ESP, More on Theremin". James Randi Educational Foundation Info List. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  58. ^ Randi, James. "In Closing", James Randi Educational Foundation, March 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
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Books

  • Alcock, James (2001), "Science vs. Pseudoscience, Nonscience, and Nonsense", in Kurtz, Paul, Skeptical Odysseys: Personal accounts by the world's leading paranormal inquirers, Prometheus Books, ISBN 1-57392-884-4

Dr. Paul Kurtz Paul Kurtz (born December 21, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey) is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), but is best known for his prominent role in the United States skeptical community. ...

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James Randi (429 words)
James ("The Amazing") Randi (born August 7, 1928) is a stage magician, skeptic, and opponent of pseudoscience.
He is perhaps most famous for the Randi Challenge, in which he offers a prize of one million dollars for anyone who is able to show evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event under test conditions agreed to by both parties.
Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and trickster since the 1950s (he appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a short-lived TV show entitled Wonderama in 1955), but he entered the national spotlight in the 1960s when he challenged the public claims of Uri Geller.
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