Wonderful Life
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Wonderful Life is a popular science book by Stephen Jay Gould that explores the Burgess Shale fossils to argue for the role of contingency and chance in the history of life on Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wonderful Life canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4396176 — 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: Wonderful Life Context triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, notableWork, Wonderful Life]
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Wonderful Life
"Wonderful Life" is a song best known as a 1987 melancholic pop hit by British singer Black, noted for its atmospheric sound and reflective lyrics.
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This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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Life as We Know It
Life as We Know It is a 2010 romantic comedy film about two single adults who unexpectedly become caregivers to an orphaned baby after their mutual friends die in an accident.
- 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: Wonderful Life Target entity description: Wonderful Life is a popular science book by Stephen Jay Gould that explores the Burgess Shale fossils to argue for the role of contingency and chance in the history of life on Earth.
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A.
Wonderful Life
"Wonderful Life" is a song best known as a 1987 melancholic pop hit by British singer Black, noted for its atmospheric sound and reflective lyrics.
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B.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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E.
Life as We Know It
Life as We Know It is a 2010 romantic comedy film about two single adults who unexpectedly become caregivers to an orphaned baby after their mutual friends die in an accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| argues |
chance events strongly influence the history of life
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historical contingency plays a major role in evolution ⓘ rewinding the tape of life would produce very different outcomes ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Jay Gould ⓘ |
| awarded |
Royal Society Prize for Science Books
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linked to:
Royal Society Science Book Prize
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques | progressivist views of evolution ⓘ |
| discusses |
Stephen Jay Gould's concept of contingency
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disparity versus diversity in morphology ⓘ early interpretations of Burgess Shale fossils ⓘ work of Charles Doolittle Walcott ⓘ work of Derek Briggs ⓘ work of Harry B. Whittington ⓘ work of Simon Conway Morris ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Cambrian explosion
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fossil record ⓘ invertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary biology
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history of science ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393027051 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 20014870 ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on contingency in evolutionary biology
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public understanding of evolution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Burgess Shale
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linked to:
Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte
contingency in evolution ⓘ evolution ⓘ history of life on Earth ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
contingent history of life
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tape of life thought experiment ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 347 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stephen Jay Gould bibliography
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linked to:
Stephen Jay Gould essay collections
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| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| received | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Burgess Shale
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linked to:
Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte
Canadian Rockies ⓘ
linked to:
Alberta’s Rocky Mountains
Yoho National Park ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History ⓘ |
| title | Wonderful Life ⓘ |
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Subject: Wonderful Life Description of subject: Wonderful Life is a popular science book by Stephen Jay Gould that explores the Burgess Shale fossils to argue for the role of contingency and chance in the history of life on Earth.
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