James Randi Educational Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi after his departure from CSICOP in 1994. The Foundation's stated goals are to educate the public and the media on the consequences of accepting paranormal and supernatural claims, and to support research into paranormal claims and attempts to test them in controlled scientific experimental conditions. The Foundation maintains a legal defense fund to assist persons who are attacked as a result of their investigations and criticism of people who make paranormal claims.
Most notably, the organization offers a prize of one million U.S. dollars which it claims it will pay out to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.
The JREF is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is funded through member contributions, grants, sales of books and videos, and conferences. Randi updates the JREF's website on Fridays with a written commentary titled Swift: Online Newsletter of the JREF."
Friday, December 22, 2006
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