A Year of Skeptic Win

At The Amazing Meeting 2014, renowned skeptic and magician Jamy Ian Swiss recaps the year in skeptical wins with passion and humor, demonstrating through numerous examples how we skeptics are making a difference, how and why the world is becoming ever more rational and reasonable thanks to the spread of skepticism and critical thinking, and what you can do to contribute to this progress.



Don't miss this impassioned call for action.

Richard Saunders - Looking into the Psychic Mirror

Richard Saunders is the producer and host of The Skeptic Zone podcast and can be seen on national TV in Australia as the Skeptical Judge on The One, a reality television program that tested the powers of psychics.



Richard Saunders is also President of Australian Skeptics in NSW. In 2009 Richard exposed the trickery behind the PowerBalance wrist band fad. In his free time he is part of the Mystery Investigators, a critical thinking show for schools. Richard Saunders is also an origami expert and author of 30 books for children. Richard Saunders often travels to the USA to speak at conventions and meetings. He also founded Sydney Skeptics in the Pub in 2003.

TAM 2014 - Richard Saunders - Looking into the Psychic Mirror

"PSYCHIC" FRAUD SALLY MORGAN

A Real Life Batman: How To Be A Psychic

Derren Brown meets up with Daniel, a real life Bat Man, to show us his unique abilities. Even though Daniel is blind, he has developed an amazing technique to detect sounds, and how they reflect from objects to establish what his environment would look like.

Susan Blackmore - Fighting the Fakers (and Failing)

Susan Blackmore is a psychologist and writer researching consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. She is the is author of a number of books, including The Meme Machine and Zen and the Art of Consciousness.



Susan Blackmore - Fighting the Fakers (and Failing) - TAM 2013

Man Makes Light Bulb Explode: How to be a Psychic

The audience are asked to bring along a light bulb from home. One man is shocked when the unattached bulb lights up on it's own, and that he is able to make it explode on stage.



Man Makes Light Bulb Explode - Derren Brown: How To Be A Psychic

How To Be A Psychic

Derren demonstrates an ancient trick of propaganda to his audience, convincing his two audience members that they are lifting an extremely heavy box of bricks.



The Propaganda Act - Derren Brown: How To Be A Psychic

David Mitchell and Dara O'Briain on Homeopathy & Psychics

Bonus track from "Dara O'Briain Talks Funny - Live in London". David Mitchell and Dara O'Briain comment on Dara's Homeopathy bit, discussing why "earned knowledge is better than fairy tales".

Break the Science Barrier w/ Richard Dawkins

Break the Science Barrier follows the Oxford Biologist Richard Dawkins as he meets with people who have experienced the wonders of science first-hand.

We meet the astronomer who first discovered pulsars, the geneticist who invented DNA fingerprinting, a scientist who discovered a protein that causes cancer, and others.



Richard Dawkins interviews famous admirers of science such as Douglas Adams and David Attenborough, and asks them why science means so much to them. We also see how dangerous ignorance of science can be in classrooms, courts, and beyond.

With so many expressing paranormal beliefs and ignorance of science, Richard Dawkins encourages viewers to contrast these ancient superstitions with the power and beauty of our scientific achievements and understanding. For more information see: http://richarddawkins.net/

The Phoney Phychic Scam

Jess seems to have become the world best psychic, seemingly knowing everything about anyone that enters her shop. So what's really going on?



The Real Hustle

What does a vilian see in a mirror? (Psychics)

Jamy Ian Swiss talks about psychics

What does a vilian see in a mirror?



Jamy Ian Swiss is the honest liar.

Randi & Banachek Test "Psychics" on ABC

ABC's Beyond Belief show featured JREF's 1 million dollar challenge by having Banachek and Randi test three so-called psychics.

Equinox: The Secrets of the Psychics

Clip from:
The Dimbleby Talk-in
The Andrew Neil Show
People Are Talkin
Noel's House Party
QED. Bend! Bend! Bend!

With:
Uri Geller
James Hydrick
Oprah
Danny Korem
Christopher French
James Randi
Richard Wiseman
Banachek
Richard Dawkins
Mike Molloy
John Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics. King's College, London
Russell Targ, Laser Physicist & Parapsychologist
Ray Hyman, Psychologist, University of Oregon
George Lawrence
David Marks, Psychologist, Middelsex University
Susan Blackmore, Psychologist, University of the West of England
Ian Rowland, Psychic Illusionist
Bob Couttie, Writer
Mike Hutchinson
Jack Nutting, Professor, Metallurgist

Video by Channel 4

Guns, Sylvia Browne and more guns

Topics included - what happens if you fire a gun in an airplane, Sylvia Browne, gun law in America, the state of the catholic church in Poland and more, much much more!

On the panel were thunderf00t and hogtiechamp.



The Magic Sandwich Show, No.52.
This show was broadcast on 19 May 2013.

Sylvia Browne: Wrong Again

James Randi dives into the most recent of "psychic" Sylvia Browne's failed predictions, hoping that this one may be spectacular enough to put her out of business for good.



The Randi Show - Sylvia Browne: Wrong Again

James Randi Exposes the TRICKERY of Making People 'Believe' (Secrets of the Psychics)

Are psychics able to give information as to Madeleine McCann's whereabouts or are they taking advantage of people's 'need' to believe?

Fascinating look at how people can be convinced of a 'truth', but James Randi shows how TRICKERY can be used to make people 'believe'.

See James Randi expose Peter Popoff who claimed to 'cure' people and had psychic ability to know the details of their condition. Randi, using a scanner shows that his wife was telling him the details on a wireless earpiece.

Uri Geller was unable to perform his abilities (famous for bending spoons) on 'The Tonight Show' after Johnny Carson enlisted James Randi to provide the objects and drawings. Randi shows how Uri Geller performed these 'miracles' when in control of the objects used.

See how Horoscopes are interpreted.

James Randi has offered $1,000,000 to anyone willing to 'prove' their ability by undergoing controlled tests. So far no-one has taken him up on his offer!

James Randi and Psychic Crime Solving

A professed psychic Nella Jones who claims to be able to identify items used to commit crimes demonstrates this claim and fails.

psychic Nella Jones

.. there is no recorded instance of psychics solving a criminal case or providing evidence or information which led directly to its solution."

From episode 1 of 'James Randi - Psychic Investigator' (1991)

Despite claims to the contrary, there are no known cases where information provided by a psychic has played a direct part in solving a crime (which is probably also why there are no official police psychics).

Despite apparently good intentions, psychics can actually hinder or harm a criminal investigation, tying up valuable time and resources of police investigators,spent in pursuing useless leads. This can potentially put lives at risk.

Victoria Coren - It's Not Psychic

Victoria Coren is in a quizshow ... topic is psychic pig.



I just fell in love with Victoria Coren

Psychic Sally *EPIC FAIL*

Psychic Sally feels sure she's onto something when Bernard tunes in..........

Psychic Sally Morgan is a Fraud

This is to prove that Psychic Sally Morgan is a fraud....



A radio interview on RTE with Joe Duffy