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4 unusual facts about James Randi


Audio equipment testing

Skepticism advocate James Randi has offered a $1 million prize to subjectivists who can prove their most dubious claims through scientific blind testing.

Human magnetism

Many scientists, including James Randi, claim that this ability is caused by high levels of stickiness of the skin.

N ray

James Randi reported that many citizens of Nancy and members of the faculty at the university did not remember having heard about N-rays or of Blondlot.

Tondemo-bon

Recently the word has gained another meaning thanks to the activity of Togakkai (the Academy of Tondemo books) which annually award Nihon Tondemo-bon Taisho (Japan Tondemo Book Award), which is a sort of combination of the Golden Raspberry Award, Ig Nobel Prize and James Randi Foundation.


Graham Nicholls

Well known skeptic and critic of parapsychology James Randi also responded to an article about Nicholls that appeared in 2011 asking why those mentioned in the article, including Dean Radin, Rupert Sheldrake, Michael Persinger, and Graham Nicholls have not applied for the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.

That's My Line

Notable moments included voice artist Mel Blanc having a contest with an audience member on who does voice acting the best (the "audience member" being his son Noel) and magician James Randi contesting James Hydrick's psychic abilities.

The Truth About Uri Geller

The Truth About Uri Geller, formerly known as The Magic of Uri Geller, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about alleged psychic Uri Geller.


see also

Pigasus

Pigasus Award, an award given out by James Randi which recognizes paranormal frauds