In the age of spiritual that's really when magic and scepticism just absolutely become integrated. And hudini became particularly active in this by a little before the term of the century, remained active in and throughout the latter part of his life. He actually did twors just lecturing, doing lecture dems about that, without even shows. A created the first committee on psychical research that really births the notion of pari psychology as an alleged science. i helped administer for years at the james randy educational foundation, i helped administering for years and a and at became a million,. eventually became funded as a million dollar prize.
The most fundamental lesson that all magicians learn is that seeing is not believing. In episode 195, Michael speaks with internationally acclaimed sleight-of-hand artist and 35-year activist for scientific skepticism, Jamy Ian Swiss, about his lively, personal book, The Conjuror’s Conundrum, that takes readers on a magical mystery tour of the longstanding connection between magic and skepticism. Shermer and Swiss discuss: Swiss’s first encounter with fraud, the paranormal and supernatural, magic and mentalism, hot/cold/universal readings, pychics, talking to the dead, James van Praagh, belief, the afterlife, “the amazing” Kreskin, the Alpha Project, and more…