Joshua Foer
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Joshua Foer is an American journalist and author best known for his book "Moonwalking with Einstein," which explores memory, cognition, and his journey to becoming a U.S. memory champion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joshua Foer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15837324 — 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: Joshua Foer Context triple: [Jonathan Safran Foer, hasSibling, Joshua Foer]
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A.
David Epstein
David Epstein is an American journalist and author best known for his books on the science of performance and human potential, including "The Sports Gene" and "Range."
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B.
Marcus Goodrich
Marcus Goodrich was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his World War I novel "Delilah" and for having been married to actress Olivia de Havilland.
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C.
Scott Young
Scott Young was a Canadian journalist and author best known for his sports writing and as the father of musician Neil Young.
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D.
Dan Heath
Dan Heath is a music producer and composer known for his work on cinematic scores and collaborations with artists like Lana Del Rey.
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E.
Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus is a Tony Award–winning American music director, arranger, and orchestrator known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, and Wicked.
- 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: Joshua Foer Target entity description: Joshua Foer is an American journalist and author best known for his book "Moonwalking with Einstein," which explores memory, cognition, and his journey to becoming a U.S. memory champion.
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A.
David Epstein
David Epstein is an American journalist and author best known for his books on the science of performance and human potential, including "The Sports Gene" and "Range."
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B.
Marcus Goodrich
Marcus Goodrich was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his World War I novel "Delilah" and for having been married to actress Olivia de Havilland.
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C.
Scott Young
Scott Young was a Canadian journalist and author best known for his sports writing and as the father of musician Neil Young.
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D.
Dan Heath
Dan Heath is a music producer and composer known for his work on cinematic scores and collaborations with artists like Lana Del Rey.
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E.
Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus is a Tony Award–winning American music director, arranger, and orchestrator known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, and Wicked.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.