What the Dog Saw
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What the Dog Saw is a collection of Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker essays that explores surprising insights into human behavior, decision-making, and everyday phenomena.
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| What the Dog Saw canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3675863 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What the Dog Saw Context triple: [Malcolm Gladwell, notableWork, What the Dog Saw]
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For All the Dogs
For All the Dogs is a studio album by Canadian rapper and singer Drake that continues his blend of introspective lyrics and contemporary hip-hop/R&B production.
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The Dog Pound
The Dog Pound is the passionate student cheering section known for creating an energetic home-ice atmosphere at Boston University Terriers men's hockey games.
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C.
Ghost of a Dog
"Ghost of a Dog" is a 1990 alternative rock/folk album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, known for its introspective lyrics and eclectic, roots-influenced sound.
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The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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A Dog’s Journey
A Dog’s Journey is a 2019 family drama film based on W. Bruce Cameron’s novel, following a loyal dog who is reincarnated multiple times to watch over and protect the people he loves.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What the Dog Saw Target entity description: What the Dog Saw is a collection of Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker essays that explores surprising insights into human behavior, decision-making, and everyday phenomena.
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A.
For All the Dogs
For All the Dogs is a studio album by Canadian rapper and singer Drake that continues his blend of introspective lyrics and contemporary hip-hop/R&B production.
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B.
The Dog Pound
The Dog Pound is the passionate student cheering section known for creating an energetic home-ice atmosphere at Boston University Terriers men's hockey games.
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C.
Ghost of a Dog
"Ghost of a Dog" is a 1990 alternative rock/folk album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, known for its introspective lyrics and eclectic, roots-influenced sound.
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D.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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E.
A Dog’s Journey
A Dog’s Journey is a 2019 family drama film based on W. Bruce Cameron’s novel, following a loyal dog who is reincarnated multiple times to watch over and protect the people he loves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm Gladwell ⓘ |
| basedOn | essays previously published in The New Yorker ⓘ |
| containsWorkFromPeriod |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| explores |
how experts think
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how people misinterpret information ⓘ the limits of prediction ⓘ the role of context in behavior ⓘ |
| follows | Outliers ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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journalism ⓘ popular psychology ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780316075848 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
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Personality, Character, and Intelligence ⓘ Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableEssay |
Blowing Up
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Late Bloomers ⓘ Million-Dollar Murray ⓘ Open Secrets ⓘ The Ketchup Conundrum ⓘ The New-Boy Network ⓘ The Pitchman ⓘ The Talent Myth ⓘ What the Dog Saw ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationVenue | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| pageCount | 432 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorBibliography | fifth book by Malcolm Gladwell ⓘ |
| precedes | David and Goliath ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| subject |
business and management
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decision-making ⓘ everyday phenomena ⓘ human behavior ⓘ risk and prediction ⓘ social psychology ⓘ talent and genius ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| writingStyle | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
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