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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_RandiJames Randi - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.sciencealert.com › the-amazing-randi-has-passed-awayThe 20th Century's Greatest Debunker Has Died, Leaving a Precious...

    Oct 22, 2020 · Escape artist and magician James Randi, who spent decades investigating and debunking faith healers, mind readers, psychics and other fraudsters and charlatans who claimed paranormal powers has died, his foundation said.

  3. www.nytimes.com › 2020/10/21 › obituariesJames Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92

    Oct 21, 2020 · James Randi, a MacArthur award-winning magician who turned his formidable savvy to investigating claims of spoon bending, mind reading, fortunetelling, ghost whispering, water dowsing,...

  4. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-54642107James Randi: Magician and sceptic dies aged 92 - BBC

    Oct 22, 2020 · One of the best known magicians in the entertainment industry, James Randi, famous for exposing claimants of the paranormal, has died in the US aged 92.

  5. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/020/03050-5James Randi (1928–2020) - Nature

    Oct 29, 2020 · A precociously gifted child, Randi (born Randall James Zwinge in Toronto, Canada, in 1928) developed an enthusiasm for stage magic. In his teens he literally ran away to join the circus, becoming...

  6. web.randi.org › about-james-randiAbout James Randi - JREF

    About James Randi - JREF. James Randi has an international reputation as a magician and escape artist, but today he is best known as the world’s most tireless investigator and demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. Randi has pursued “psychic” spoonbenders, exposed the dirty tricks of faith healers, investigated homeopathic ...

  7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-54642107James Randi: Magician and sceptic dies aged 92 - BBC News

    Oct 22, 2020 · One of the best known magicians in the entertainment industry, James Randi, famous for exposing claimants of the paranormal, has died in the US aged 92.