News RIP James Randi: Magical Genius & Paranormal Debunker Dies at 92

[Greg Bernhardt]

Super loss, what a brilliant man!

https://www.thewrap.com/james-randi-magician-and-paranormal-debunker-dies-at-92/

 

[berkeman]

Yeah, what a great force for intellectual good. RIP.

 

[Klystron]

I thought I was a skeptic before the 'Amazing Randi' opened my mind to the extent of deception.

 

[hutchphd]

A hero of mine.

 

[hutchphd]

In case anyone doesn't know this tale I include a bit of the Uri Geller intervention What a great dude.

 

[berkeman]

I bent many spoons in front of friends after college, which scared the hell out of them. Until I showed them the illusion that I was using (based on reading James' writings).

 

[diogenesNY]

A very cool guy that i greatly admired. He will be definitely missed.

--diogenesNY

 

[Evo]

He will really be missed, his exposure of so many frauds was amazing.

 

[DennisN]

A very cool guy working hard on the side of truth; a life well lived. May he rest in peace.
A video I very well remember:

Homeopathy, quackery and fraud | James Randi (TED Talk)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

If PF had a list of saints, I think James Randi would be among them!

 

[hutchphd]

I forgot my favorite: radio interception of Peter Popoff

 

[BWV]

Here is a good video of his exposing Uri Geller and Peter Popoff

 

[BillTre]

Here is a NY Times obituary.