James Randi

James Randi is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience.

Project Alpha involved planting two fake psychics, Steve Shaw (known as Banachek) and Michael Edwards, into a paranormal research project. During the initial stages of the investigation, the researchers came to believe that the pair’s psychic powers were real.

The hoax was later publicly revealed, leading to a backlash against the entire paranormal field.

Watch a clip about James Randi and the Alpha project.

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Learn more about James Randi and Project Alpha by visiting the wikipedia entry. You should also visit James Randi’s official website.
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