James Randi: Magic (illusion), Scientific skepticism, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, James Randi Educational Foundation, Occult, Supernatural, Debunker, Skepticism, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Softcover

 
9786130677510: James Randi: Magic (illusion), Scientific skepticism, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, James Randi Educational Foundation, Occult, Supernatural, Debunker, Skepticism, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6130677510 ISBN 13: 9786130677510
Verlag: Alphascript Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Randi (born August 7, 1928) (stage name The Amazing Randi) is a stage magician and → scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of → paranormal claims and → pseudoscience. Randi is the founder of the → James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician, but when he retired at age 60, he switched to investigating paranormal, → occult, and → supernatural claims--which he collectively calls woo-woo. Although often referred to as a "→ debunker", Randi rejects that title due to its perceived bias, instead describing himself as an "investigator". He has written about the paranormal, → skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on → The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. The JREF sponsors The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge offering a prize of US $1,000,000 to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of any → paranormal, supernatural or occult power or event, under test conditions agreed to by both parties.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Randi (born August 7, 1928) (stage name The Amazing Randi) is a stage magician and → scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of → paranormal claims and → pseudoscience. Randi is the founder of the → James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician, but when he retired at age 60, he switched to investigating paranormal, → occult, and → supernatural claims--which he collectively calls woo-woo. Although often referred to as a "→ debunker", Randi rejects that title due to its perceived bias, instead describing himself as an "investigator". He has written about the paranormal, → skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on → The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. The JREF sponsors The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge offering a prize of US $1,000,000 to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of any → paranormal, supernatural or occult power or event, under test conditions agreed to by both parties.

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Verlag
Alphascript Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
6130677510
ISBN 13 
9786130677510
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
116
Herausgeber
Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
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