James Randi on ABC's Primetime Nightline, Weds. 10pm / 9pm Central

Edited August 21 to embed video found at The Magic Newswire.









From Randi.org:

Wednesday night at 10:00pm (9:00pm Central), ABC's Primetime Nightline will air a one-hour special on psychic abilities.

James Randi, along with JREF President D.J. Grothe, JREF's Million Dollar Challenge Director Banachek, and advisor Jamy Ian Swiss, worked with Nightline producers on two of the segments and participated in three days of taping, including the JREF's first-ever open Million Dollar Challenge event where hundreds of New York City psychics were invited to take our tests.

Read more.

James Randi Canadian tour

Edited August 26th to add link for Vancouver date.

From Randi.org:

The JREF is excited to announce that our own James "The Amazing" Randi will be embarking on a whirlwind lecture tour across Canada this September.  The tour will be graciously hosted by the Center for Inquiry Canada and will see Randi traveling from coast to coast with plenty of stops on the way.

According to the site, he will be touring following cities:

• Vancouver, BC (9/22)
• Kelowna, BC (9/23)
• Calgary, AB (9/24)
• Edmonton, AB (9/25)
• Saskatoon, SK (9/26)
• Toronto, ON (9/27)
• Ottawa, ON (9/28)
• Montreal, QC (9/29)
• Halifax, NS (9/30)

Check back with his website for announcements about times and venues.

Calgary: The Amazing James Randi

From the CAM website:

James Randi has an international reputation as a magician and escape artist, but today he is best known as the world’s most tireless investigator and demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
...

Join Randi for a lecture at the University of Calgary as well as a special Meet and Greet event. Meet and Greet event takes place at Club Sapien: 1140 10th Ave SW at 11:30am.

[Edited Sept 22 as per comment below to reflect 4pm meet and greet time.]

The lecture will be on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (MT)

Visit the CAM website for event details or to purchase tickets.

A Tribute to James Randi was recently published over at iTricks.com.

Links for 1-May-2011

• Witness by Lee Asher Magic reviewed by Wizard Product Review (starts about 1 minute in)
  [h/t: @theory11]
   
• "The Faith Healers" iBook by James Randi now available [h/t: @PennJeillette]
   
• Daniel Steep performing at Canada's Wonderland on May 15  [h/t: @DanielSteep]
   
• Lecleric Show episodes on YouTube (I haven't been able to keep up with viewing, but here are links to last week's videos):
  115. Poker Chip Manipulation - DAY 115 of 365
  116. The Floating iPhone - DAY 116 of 365
  117. Sword Swallowing - Day 117 of 365
  118. Royal Wedding - 2T - Day 118 of 365
  119. Mr E Rope Trick - DAY 119 of 365
  120. Jumping Around! - DAY 120 of 365

Magic And The Brain: The Art and Science of Illusion

From the UCLA website:

The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and The Academy of Magical Arts (Magic Castle) present Magic And The Brain: The Art and Science of Illusion Thursday, April 28, 2011, 6:00 P.M. at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Read more.

According to Theory 11, speakers include: James Randi, Bill Kalush, Mac King and Apollo Robbins.


[h/t: @theory11]

James Randi took entire bottle of homeopathic sleeping pills

Skeptic James Randi joined hundreds of consumer advocates in more than 25 countries in exposing so-called homeopathic remedies.

From his website:

In his message, Randi issued a one-million-dollar challenge to the manufacturers of homeopathic products to prove their claims, and challenged major drug retailers like CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens to stop tricking consumers into paying real money for fake medicine.

To learn more, visit Randi's site or view his video statement below:




[h/t: Mr. Teller]