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She stated to Edward that it was not time for her "powers to be revealed" and blamed no-one for her failures, only citing that she was involved in future world-changing events.

[12] Applicant Fei Wang appeared before the skeptic audience July 2014 with the claim that he could send energy through his hand using a type of therapeutic touch.

The organizers set up a double blind test involving a volunteer selected by Wang to place their hand in a box while wearing noise canceling headphones and a blindfold.

Wang or the control person (Jamy Ian Swiss) depending on the roll of a die would insert their hand also in the box (not touching the volunteer) for several seconds.

[17] Tech journalist Lee Hutchinson approached the JREF after writing an article for Ars Technica about directional Ethernet cables that claim to "keep your audio signal completely free of electromagnetic interference".

[18] The tests included: The James Randi Education Foundation presented special awards at the Amazing Meeting to people who they label champions of skepticism.

[19] At that year's TAM London the award for Outstanding Contribution to Skepticism went to Simon Singh in recognition for his successful appeal against a libel charge by the British Chiropractic Association.

[21] Reed Esau received the James Randi Award for Skepticism in the Public Interest at TAM 2012 for his work inventing SkeptiCamp.

[6] A related series of events titled The Amazing Adventure has been held featuring trips to the Bermuda Triangle (2007), an Alaskan cruise (2007), the Galapagos Islands (2008), Mexico (2009), and the Caribbean (2010).

[23] Ben Radford, Murray Gell-Mann, Mac King, Daniel Dennett, Nadine Strossen, Carolyn Porco, Christopher Hitchens, Teller, Richard Wiseman, Stanley Krippner, Kari Byron, Daniel Samber, Robert Lancaster, Dave Thomas, David Richards, Ray Beiersdorfer, Michael Shermer, Phil Plait, Adam Savage, James Randi, Julia Sweeney, Jamy Ian Swiss, Jamie Hyneman, Hal Bidlack, Ed Lu, Karen Russell, Ellen Johnson, Paul Provenza, Todd Robbins, Lawrence O'Donnell (cancelled)[26] Ben Radford, Richard Wiseman, Teller, Ginger Switzer, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, Todd Robbins, Lee Graham, John Rennie, Rebecca Watson, Banachek, Adam Savage, James Randi, Julia Sweeney, Phil Plait, Jill Sobule, Jamy Ian Swiss, Hal Bidlack, Harriet Hall, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Diane Swanson, Nick Gillespie, Neil Gershenfeld, Peter Sagal, and Scott Dikkers[27]