35 years ago, Barbara Walters was so impressed by Uri Geller that a bent key he presented to her became a permanent part of her key chain. Convinced that she found the real deal, she invited Randi and a couple of other notable magicans onto her show to try to explain the "Geller Phenomenon."
Randi did a bit more than that.. as you will see when you click play.
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Quest Florida is accepting registrations for campers 8-17 years old until November 20, 2009. Don't put off signing up and reserving a spot for your camper this Winter. Older campers can attend as counselors in training. Families are welcome to join us too. The camp is located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will run from 12/25/09 to 1/1/10. Campers will receive three meals a day, a bunk bed in a single sex cabin with a CQ FL counselor of the same gender, a CQ FL t-shirt, a field trip to John Pennekamp Underwater State Park, visits to the beach, a short day hike, a canoe trip on a lagoon to see Florida wildlife, celebrate Festivus and New Year's Eve, participate in critical thinking activities and other fun arts and crafts and games, and enjoy a special visit from The Amazing Randi!
Your camper will make friends, have fun, and create memories to last a lifetime!
If you're in the Wasington DC area, don't miss this event feature D. J. Grothe, Chip Denman, and Jamy Ian Swiss! More information at National Capital Area Skeptics.
October 24, 2009: 1:00-5:30 PM - Science, Magic, & Skepticism: A Natural Relationship Workshop/Lectures and Demonstrations - AAAS Auditorium
Using discussion and demonstration, we'll explore the connection between magic and skepticism. Joining Jamy will be D.J. Grothe, magician, skeptic, and host of Point of Inquiry, CFI's radio show and podcast, and D.C.'s own Chip Denman, a founder of the National Capital Area Skeptics
D.J. Grothe, The History of Magic in Skepticism
Chip Denman, If the Spirit is Willing: Séance mediums and the scientists who investigated them
Jamy Ian Swiss: The Illusion of Psychic Powers
Q&A on Magic, Skepticism, Science, and Reason - with Swiss, Grothe, Denman.
7:30 PM - HEAVY MENTAL Show - AAAS Auditorium
Witness an amazing performance of baffling, unnerving, "mind reading" phenomena - accomplished with pure, psychology, subtle influence, deft illusion, uncanny intuition, and a healthy dose of downright deception - what Jamy calls "sleight of mind."
If there was such a thing as psychic power, it would have to look like this! Come and see for yourself how five ordinary senses can convince you that somehow, some way - there must be a sixth.
James Randi is back with the second entry in his YouTube vlog. This week's entry, "Who Gets the Credit?" deals with living an honest life, and giving credit for "miracles" where it's due.
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"Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake." - William Blake
I'm not the smartest person in the world. I may not even be the smartest person in my living room right now, because the cat walked in and one of the AngryWhiteMen from MSNBC just came on. I'm certainly not the smartest person on this webpage. There's Randi -- he's so wicked smart that his nickname is actually "The Amazing." How many games of Trivial Pursuit do you have to win before you get that moniker slapped on you? JREF President Phil Plait is an actual astronomer with an actual degree in nuclear telescopes or something. All I have going for me is several years of drinking away a scholarship.
But even I, just by reading books and arguing with the neighborhood kids about moral relativism, know that saying a thing does not make it so.
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Quest Florida is accepting registrations for campers 8-17 years old until November 20, 2009. Don't put off signing up and reserving a spot for your camper this Winter. Older campers can attend as counselors in training. Families are welcome to join us too. The camp is located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will run from 12/25/09 to 1/1/10. Campers will receive three meals a day, a bunk bed in a single sex cabin with a CQ FL counselor of the same gender, a CQ FL t-shirt, a field trip to John Pennekamp Underwater State Park, visits to the beach, a short day hike, a canoe trip on a lagoon to see Florida wildlife, celebrate Festivus and New Year's Eve, participate in critical thinking activities and other fun arts and crafts and games, and enjoy a special visit from The Amazing Randi!
