Eight Little Piggies
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Eight Little Piggies is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores themes in natural history, evolution, and the history of science.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eight Little Piggies canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4396180 — 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: Eight Little Piggies Context triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, notableWork, Eight Little Piggies]
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A.
Pigs Have Wings
Pigs Have Wings is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Lord Emsworth and the eccentric residents of Blandings Castle in a farcical plot involving prize pigs and romantic entanglements.
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B.
The Silly Song
The Silly Song is a lively musical number performed by the Seven Dwarfs in Disney’s animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," featuring playful singing and dancing.
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C.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
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D.
Dum Diddly
"Dum Diddly" is a pop song by the Black Eyed Peas from their 2005 album "Monkey Business."
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E.
Finger Poppin'
"Finger Poppin'" is a hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, celebrated for its soulful grooves and tight ensemble playing.
- 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: Eight Little Piggies Target entity description: Eight Little Piggies is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores themes in natural history, evolution, and the history of science.
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A.
Pigs Have Wings
Pigs Have Wings is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Lord Emsworth and the eccentric residents of Blandings Castle in a farcical plot involving prize pigs and romantic entanglements.
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B.
The Silly Song
The Silly Song is a lively musical number performed by the Seven Dwarfs in Disney’s animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," featuring playful singing and dancing.
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C.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
-
D.
Dum Diddly
"Dum Diddly" is a pop song by the Black Eyed Peas from their 2005 album "Monkey Business."
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E.
Finger Poppin'
"Finger Poppin'" is a hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, celebrated for its soulful grooves and tight ensemble playing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Jay Gould ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
popular science
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science essays ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
essayist
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evolutionary biologist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ |
| hasPart | essay ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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readers interested in science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableTopic |
contingency in evolution
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evolutionary theory ⓘ fossil record ⓘ scientific biography ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bully for Brontosaurus ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| series | collected essays of Stephen Jay Gould ⓘ |
| subject |
biology
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evolution ⓘ history of science ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ science and society ⓘ scientific methodology ⓘ |
| successor | Dinosaur in a Haystack ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | reference to polydactyl vertebrate ancestors ⓘ |
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Subject: Eight Little Piggies Description of subject: Eight Little Piggies is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores themes in natural history, evolution, and the history of science.
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