SkepticEnglish · 3 years ago

Homeopathy, quackery and fraud | James Randi

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Homeopathy, quackery and fraud | James Randi

SkepticEnglish · 3 years ago

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http://www.ted.com Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irra...

First post to the sub has to be the great, late James Randi.

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3 years ago
Really good biography, with a pretty dramatic twist. Definitely recommended.

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