Welcome to the International Skeptics Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider The James Randi Educational Foundation Scholarships". Randi.org. 2009-04-20 . Retrieved 2009-06-15. Hall, Harriet. "Science Based Medicine". JREF. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11 . Retrieved 14 June 2016. a b http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/650/649/2012-650649443-0924dfee-9.pdf [ bare URL PDF]

Form from 2008 for The James Randi Educational Foundation(cite line 12)" (PDF). Foundation Center. [ permanent dead link]a b "Los Angeles Office Closed". James Randi Educational Foundation. September 1, 2014 . Retrieved 2014-09-02. Dunning, Brian (2013-07-23). "Skeptoid #372: Prove Your Supernatural Power and Get Rich". Skeptoid . Retrieved 2014-01-04. JREF Offers a Number of Scholarships and Grants for Students, Educators and Local Skeptic Groups". Randi.org . Retrieved 2013-07-02. The JREF also produced a regular video cast and YouTube show, The Randi Show, in which former JREF outreach coordinator Brian Thompson interviewed Randi on a variety of skeptical topics, often with lighthearted or comedic commentary. [21] It has not been active since August 2012. In November 2015, Harriet Hall produced a series of ten lectures called Science Based Medicine for the JREF. The videos deal with various complementary alternative medicine subjects including homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture and more. [22] As part of the JREF's goal of educating the general population about science and reason, people involved in their community ran a popular skeptic based online forum [28] with the overall goal of promoting "critical thinking and providing the public with the tools needed to reliably examine paranormal, supernatural, and pseudoscientific claims". [29]

filing with Florida State Department". Florida Department of State Division of Corporations . Retrieved 26 August 2012.James Randi Educational Foundation ( JREF) is an American grant-making institution founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. As a nonprofit organization, the mission of JREF includes educating the public and the media on the dangers of accepting unproven claims, and to support research into paranormal claims in controlled scientific experimental conditions. The organization announced its change to a grant-making foundation in September 2015. [6] Christopher, Milbourne (1975). Mediums, Mystics, & the Occult. Thomas Y. Crowell Co. ISBN 0-690-00476-1. On October 5, 2014, this online forum was divorced from the JREF and moved as its own entity to International Skeptics Forum. The foundation produced two audio podcasts, For Good Reason which was an interview program hosted by D.J. Grothe, promoting critical thinking and skepticism about the central beliefs of society. It has not been active since December 2011. [19] Consequence was a biweekly podcast hosted by former outreach coordinator Brian Thompson in which regular people shared their personal narratives about the negative impact a belief in pseudoscience, superstition, and the paranormal had had on their lives. It has not been active since May, 2013. [20] Board of Directors of The James Randi Educational Foundation. "JREF Status". James Randi Educational Foundation. James Randi Educational Foundation . Retrieved 15 October 2016.