The Demon-Haunted World

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book non-fiction book popular science book

The Demon-Haunted World is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that champions critical thinking and the scientific method as antidotes to superstition and pseudoscience.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
The Demon-Haunted World canonical	4
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark	2
The Fine Art of Baloney Detection	2
Science and Hope	1
Science as a Candle in the Dark	1
The Demon-Haunted World (contributor)	1
The Marriage of Skepticism and Wonder	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Demon-Haunted World
Context triple: [Carl Sagan, notableWork, The Demon-Haunted World]

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
C. Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
D. As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
E. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Demon-Haunted World
Target entity description: The Demon-Haunted World is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that champions critical thinking and the scientific method as antidotes to superstition and pseudoscience.

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
C. Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
D. As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
E. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ
advocatesFor	scientific literacy in education ⓘ separation of science and religion in public policy ⓘ
author	Carl Sagan ⓘ
centralTheme	critique of pseudoscience ⓘ defense of the scientific method ⓘ importance of evidence-based reasoning ⓘ promotion of skepticism ⓘ
coAuthor	Ann Druyan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticizes	UFO abduction claims ⓘ astrology ⓘ creationism ⓘ faith healing ⓘ
emphasizes	importance of doubt ⓘ reliance on empirical evidence ⓘ testability of claims ⓘ
genre	popular science ⓘ science advocacy ⓘ skeptic literature ⓘ
hasChapter	Science and Hope ⓘ linked to: The Demon-Haunted World The Demon-Haunted World ⓘ The Dragon in My Garage ⓘ The Fine Art of Baloney Detection ⓘ linked to: The Demon-Haunted World The Marriage of Skepticism and Wonder ⓘ linked to: The Demon-Haunted World The Path to Freedom ⓘ
hasInfluenced	modern skeptic movement ⓘ science communication ⓘ
hasOCLCNumber	32855564 ⓘ
intendedAudience	general audience ⓘ science enthusiasts ⓘ students ⓘ
mediaType	audiobook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ
notableConcept	baloney detection kit ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
publicationYear	1995 ⓘ
publisher	Random House ⓘ
subject	critical thinking ⓘ education ⓘ pseudoscience ⓘ science literacy ⓘ scientific method ⓘ scientific skepticism ⓘ superstition ⓘ
subtitle	Science as a Candle in the Dark ⓘ linked to: The Demon-Haunted World
workOf	Carl Sagan ⓘ

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