James Randi

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:award gptkb:Mac_Arthur_Fellowship
Lifetime Achievement Award from the James Randi Educational Foundation
gptkbp:birth_date 1928-08-07
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:death_date 2020-10-20
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:The_One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge
Public speaking
Writing articles
Television appearances
Challenging pseudoscience
Promoting critical thinking
Advocating for scientific skepticism
Hosting ' The Amazing Randi' television show
Investigating frauds
Participating in the ' Skeptics' movement
Writing the book ' The Truth About Uri Geller'
Appearing on ' The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson
gptkbp:field gptkb:magic
gptkb:Education
gptkb:psychology
Skepticism
gptkbp:founder gptkb:James_Randi_Educational_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Randi
gptkbp:influenced Skepticism movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Harry_Houdini
gptkbp:known_for Debunking paranormal claims
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Amazing_Randi
gptkb:The_Faith_Healers
gptkb:Flim-Flam!_Psychics,_ESP,_Unicorns,_and_Other_Delusions
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:illusion
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jose_Alvarez
gptkbp:website randi.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Committee_for_Skeptical_Inquiry
gptkb:the_Committee_for_the_Scientific_Investigation_of_Claims_of_the_Paranormal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4