gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Mac_Arthur_Fellowship
Lifetime Achievement Award from the James Randi Educational Foundation
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1928-08-07
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
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gptkbp:death_date
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2020-10-20
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida,_USA
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gptkbp:famous_for
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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
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:magic
gptkb:Education
gptkb:psychology
Skepticism
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:James_Randi_Educational_Foundation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James Randi
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gptkbp:influenced
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Skepticism movement
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Harry_Houdini
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gptkbp:known_for
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Debunking paranormal claims
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Canadian
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Amazing_Randi
gptkb:The_Faith_Healers
gptkb:Flim-Flam!_Psychics,_ESP,_Unicorns,_and_Other_Delusions
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:illusion
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Jose_Alvarez
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gptkbp:website
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randi.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Committee_for_Skeptical_Inquiry
gptkb:the_Committee_for_the_Scientific_Investigation_of_Claims_of_the_Paranormal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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