River Out of Eden
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River Out of Eden is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explains evolution and natural selection through the metaphor of genes flowing like a river through time.
All labels observed (1)
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| River Out of Eden canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3805880 — 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: River Out of Eden Context triple: [Richard Dawkins, notableWork, River Out of Eden]
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A.
High Eden
High Eden is a cool, elevated subregion of South Australia's Barossa wine zone, known for producing high-quality Riesling and other premium varietals.
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The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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C.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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D.
The Valley
The Valley is the small administrative and commercial center of the Caribbean island territory of Anguilla.
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E.
Resurrection River
Resurrection River is a glacially fed river on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that flows through a rugged valley to empty into Resurrection Bay near the town of Seward.
- 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: River Out of Eden Target entity description: River Out of Eden is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explains evolution and natural selection through the metaphor of genes flowing like a river through time.
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A.
High Eden
High Eden is a cool, elevated subregion of South Australia's Barossa wine zone, known for producing high-quality Riesling and other premium varietals.
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B.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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C.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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D.
The Valley
The Valley is the small administrative and commercial center of the Caribbean island territory of Anguilla.
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E.
Resurrection River
Resurrection River is a glacially fed river on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that flows through a rugged valley to empty into Resurrection Bay near the town of Seward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Richard Dawkins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
DNA as digital information
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common ancestry of life ⓘ cumulative selection ⓘ evolution by natural selection ⓘ evolutionary time scales ⓘ replicator concept ⓘ |
| exploresQuestion |
how complexity arises in nature
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how genes shape evolutionary history ⓘ |
| follows | River Out of Eden (video) adaptation context ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasChapterOn |
God’s utility function
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the digital river of DNA ⓘ the replication bomb ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Darwinian
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gene-centered ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
continuity of genetic information through generations
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explanation of complexity without design ⓘ life as a river of DNA ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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non-specialist readers ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-465-01606-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanation of evolution
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use of river metaphor for genes ⓘ |
| pageCount | 172 ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Richard Dawkins bibliography ⓘ |
| precedes | Climbing Mount Improbable ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Basic Books
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson ⓘ |
| series | Science Masters ⓘ |
| subject |
evolution
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gene-centered view of evolution ⓘ genetics ⓘ natural selection ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Darwinian View of Life ⓘ |
| title | River Out of Eden ⓘ |
| usesMetaphor | river of genes ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 20th century ⓘ |
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