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Scientists put psychic's paranormal claims to the test
Chris French
guardian.co.uk, 12 May 2009
Professional medium Patricia Putt was last week subjected to a rigorous scientific test of her powers as the first stage of her bid to claim a $1m prize from the James Randi Educational Foundation
www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/12/ ... paranormal

...The JREF [James Randi Educational Foundation] challenge can be traced back to 1964 when arch-sceptic, magician and debunker [James] Randi offered $1,000 of his own money to anyone who could prove a paranormal claim under controlled conditions. Other donors quickly came forward to support Randi's efforts and the total prize available has stood at $1m for many years now. Despite the fact that the world is full of people claiming to possess abilities that defy conventional scientific understanding, only a minuscule proportion of them ever put themselves forward for the challenge. ...

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