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In this video from 2008, Australian skeptic, podcaster, author, TV personality, and professional origamist Richard Saunders talks at The Amaz!ng Meeting 6 about the origami Pigasus and dowsing as a model for teaching critical thinking to students. Videos from The Amaz!ng Meeting are provided free of charge on Randi.org and the JREF's YouTube channel.

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Here is a recap of the stories that appeared last week at Science-Based Medicine,  a multi-author skeptical blog that separates the science from the woo in medicine.

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Recently in the comments to a post on Science-Based Medicine we have been having a discussion about the nature of expertise. The post was superficially about tonsillectomy, but really about the relationship between the role of the physician as a medical expert and the role of the health care consumer in being well-informed.

The article was a criticism of a post written by Seth Roberts in which he argued that patients should do their own research (meaning review of published research) and not rely upon the medical establishment, who is biased, self-serving, and ignorant of basic science (according to Roberts).

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This week James Randi spoke at two spectacular events—first, at the Porchlight storytelling series last Thursday in San Francisco, where he drew an unprecedented turnout to the Contemporary Jewish Museum for “Abracadabra,” a Porchlight tribute to Harry Houdini. Although tickets for the event were sold out, many more people came just for the chance to meet Randi as he walked the halls before showtime.

“The Houdini exhibit on display at the museum was the best that I’ve ever seen, and I've seen the exhibit in New York and Los Angeles.” said Randi, “At the very end they had a full-scale poster of me under a spotlight, saying how I’d followed in Houdini’s path. I was truly honored.”

Then on Monday, Randi appeared at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.  He first appeared “In Conversation with Max Maven” during a one-night event in September 2010. The Castle-members-only event was so well-received that it was extended with this second interview. Already, a third evening with Randi at the Magic Castle is being planned—and more.

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In 2009, the JREF held our seventh annual Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas. Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame spoke about the importance of failure, and we present this talk in its entirety. Stay tuned to Randi.org and our YouTube channel for more videos from previous TAMs, provided for you absolutely free.

  1. Evangelical Churches and the Epidemic of Witchcraft Accusations - Part 2
  2. How to Sabotage Skepticism from the Inside: Entwine the Claim with the Cause
  3. Last Week At Science-Based Medicine
  4. JREF Media Roundup, January 13, 2012