James Randi Educational Foundation
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The James Randi Educational Foundation was a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting critical thinking and scientific skepticism, best known for its public challenges to paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Randi Educational Foundation canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308198 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Randi Educational Foundation Context triple: [James Randi, founded, James Randi Educational Foundation]
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A.
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit organization that promotes secularism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking through education, advocacy, and research.
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B.
James Randi
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
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C.
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal was an organization of scientists, scholars, and skeptics dedicated to critically examining paranormal and pseudoscientific claims using scientific methods.
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D.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people, best known for publishing the journal Science.
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E.
Lemelson Foundation
The Lemelson Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports invention and innovation to improve lives, particularly through funding programs in education, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Randi Educational Foundation Target entity description: The James Randi Educational Foundation was a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting critical thinking and scientific skepticism, best known for its public challenges to paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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A.
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit organization that promotes secularism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking through education, advocacy, and research.
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B.
James Randi
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
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C.
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal was an organization of scientists, scholars, and skeptics dedicated to critically examining paranormal and pseudoscientific claims using scientific methods.
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D.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people, best known for publishing the journal Science.
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E.
Lemelson Foundation
The Lemelson Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports invention and innovation to improve lives, particularly through funding programs in education, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational foundation
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolutionReason | transition to a grant-making organization and subsequent winding down of operations ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2015 ⓘ |
| field |
consumer protection
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science education ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
faith healing claims
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paranormal claims ⓘ pseudoscientific claims ⓘ psychic abilities claims ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James Randi ⓘ |
| hasChairperson | James Randi ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
D.J. Grothe
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Hal Bidlack ⓘ James Randi ⓘ Jeff Wagg ⓘ |
| hasLogo | logo of the James Randi Educational Foundation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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surface form:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Plantation, Florida, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Plantation, Florida
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
hosting conferences on science and skepticism
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offering a monetary prize for proof of paranormal abilities under controlled conditions ⓘ publishing educational materials on skepticism ⓘ supporting skeptical investigations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Randi ⓘ |
| notableProgram | One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge ⓘ |
| notableWork | One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge ⓘ |
| officialWebsite |
http://web.randi.org
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https://web.randi.org ⓘ |
| organizedEvent |
The Amaz!ng Meeting
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The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 2
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 2012
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 2013
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 2014
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 3
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 4
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 5
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 6
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 7
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
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The Amaz!ng Meeting 8
The Amaz!ng Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
The Amaz!ng Meeting 9
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| purpose |
combating pseudoscience
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investigation of paranormal claims ⓘ promotion of critical thinking ⓘ promotion of scientific skepticism ⓘ |
| slogan | Encouraging critical thinking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Randi Educational Foundation Description of subject: The James Randi Educational Foundation was a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting critical thinking and scientific skepticism, best known for its public challenges to paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
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James Randi Educational Foundation
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