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   James Randi. 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. [1] He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi ...

   • Years active: 1946−2016
   • Died: October 20, 2020 (aged 92), Plantation, Florida, U.S.

   • Born: Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, August 7, 1928, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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     James Randi: Debunking The Paranormal | Studio 10

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     Psychic Cringe Fails 2 - The Best of James Randi

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3. www.nytimes.com › obituaries › james-randi-deadJames Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92

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   Oct 21, 2020 · Mr. Randi was all but born skeptical. He entered an irrational world, in Toronto, as Randall James Zwinge on Aug. 7, 1928, one of three children of Marie (Paradis) and George Zwinge. In 1960 in ...

4. www.sciencealert.com › the-amazing-randi-hasThe 20th Century's Greatest Debunker Has Died, Leaving a ...

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   Oct 22, 2020 · Born Randall Zwinge in Toronto, Canada, in 1928, Randi was a child prodigy with an IQ of 168 and interested in magic from a young age, The Washington Post said. From the 1940s he worked as a stage magician and escape artist, eventually calling himself "The Amazing Randi". As an escapologist he had held two Guinness World Records - for beating ...

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   How did James Randi expose a popular televangelist?

   • Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2020. The magician James Randi once exposed a popular televangelist by playing recordings of secret transmissions between an audience plant and the televangelist. The televangelist declared bankruptcy the next year.

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   What happened to James Randi?

   • When he wasn’t performing magic himself, he worked tirelessly to debunk the deceivers. Randi, one of the original challenges to media misinformation, died this week at age 92, the James Randi Educational Foundation confirmed. He’s survived by his husband, Jose, and fans whose pocketbooks and belief systems were saved by his skepticism.

   James Randi, famed magician and skeptic, dies at 92 | CNN

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   Who is James Randi?

   • In 1996, Randi established the James Randi Educational Foundation. Randi and his colleagues publish in JREF's blog, Swift. Topics have included the interesting mathematics of the one-seventh area triangle, a classic geometric puzzle. In his weekly commentary, Randi often gave examples of what he considered the nonsense that he dealt with every day.

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   How old was James Randi when he died?

   • He was 92. His death was announced by the James Randi Educational Foundation. At once elfin and Mephistophelian, with a bushy white beard and piercing eyes, Mr. Randi — known professionally as the Amazing Randi — was a father of the modern skeptical movement.

   James Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92

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

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   Oct 22, 2020 · James Randi, a Canadian-born magician who exposed fraudulent paranormal claims, has died in the US. He was known for his escapes, his debunking of faith healers and his $1m challenge to prove the paranormal.

7. www.cnn.com › 2020/10/22 › usJames Randi, famed magician and skeptic, dies at 92 | CNN

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   Oct 22, 2020 · James “The Amazing” Randi loved magic. He was a celebrated escape artist who broke records set by Houdini and performed everywhere from the White House to Niagara Falls (dangling upside down ...

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9. www.theguardian.com › oct › 25James Randi obituary | Magic | The Guardian

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   Oct 25, 2020 · James Randi, who has died aged 92, was a magician and escapologist who performed under the name “The Amazing Randi”, but was perhaps even better known for campaigning against pseudoscience and ...

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

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    Oct 22, 2020 · Getty Images. 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. Known by just his surname ...