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Randi is the feminine form of Randy, a given name. Randi may also refer to: *Randi (surname), a list of people with the surname *3163 Randi, an asteroid named after James Randi *The Amazing Randi, stage name of magician James Randi See also

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Randi
Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of '' Miranda'' or as a feminine form of '' Randy''. In turn, Randy was originally derived from the names '' Randall'', '' Randolf'', '' Randolph'', ''Bertrand'' and ''Andrew''. In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid ( on, Ragnfríðr). The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-lovable". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era. Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages. Over 20 people with the name were mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway. Women known as Randi * Randi Altschul (born 1960), American toy inventor * Randi Anda (1898–1999), Norwegian politician * ...
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Randi (surname)
Randi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Randi, Italian wrestler *Don Randi, American keyboard player, bandleader and songwriter *Ermanno Randi, Italian film actor *James Randi ("The Amazing Randi"), Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic *Leah Randi __NOTOC__ Leah Rose Randi is an American bass player and vocalist. She has recorded or performed live with bands including Abandoned Pools, Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost, Delerium, Conjure One and Pink. Background Born Leah Rose Randi on Se ..., American bass player and vocalist See also * Randi (given name) * Randi (other) {{Surname, Randi ...
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3163 Randi
While the future cannot be predicted with certainty, present understanding in various scientific fields allows for the prediction of some far-future events, if only in the broadest outline. These fields include astrophysics, which studies how planets and stars form, interact, and die; particle physics, which has revealed how matter behaves at the smallest scales; evolutionary biology, which studies how life evolves over time; plate tectonics, which shows how continents shift over millennia; and sociology, which examines how human societies and cultures evolve. The far future begins after the current millennium comes to an end, starting with the 4th millennium in 3001 CE, until the furthest reaches of future time. These timelines include alternative future events that address unresolved scientific questions, such as whether humans will become extinct, whether the Earth survives when the Sun expands to become a red giant and whether proton decay will be the eventual end of ...
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James Randi
James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. Rodrigues 2010p. 271/ref> He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively called "woo-woo". Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87. Although often referred to as a "debunker", Randi said he disliked the term's connotations and preferred to describe himself as an "investigator". He wrote about paranormal phenomena, skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', famously expo ...
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