Life’s Edge
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Life’s Edge is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the scientific and philosophical boundaries of what constitutes life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life’s Edge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7305110 — 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: Life’s Edge Context triple: [Carl Zimmer, notableWork, Life’s Edge]
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A.
Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge is a Seattle Aquarium exhibit that showcases the diverse marine life and dynamic ecosystems found along the Pacific Northwest’s rocky shorelines and tidal zones.
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B.
Dispatches from the Edge
Dispatches from the Edge is a memoir by journalist Anderson Cooper that chronicles his experiences reporting from global conflict zones and personal reflections on loss and resilience.
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C.
Life's Dominion
Life's Dominion is a philosophical and legal treatise by Ronald Dworkin that examines the moral and constitutional issues surrounding abortion, euthanasia, and the sanctity of life.
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D.
World's Edge
World's Edge is a Microsoft-owned video game development studio best known for overseeing the Age of Empires franchise.
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E.
The Spirit of Life
The Spirit of Life is a major theological work by Jürgen Moltmann that explores the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in relation to creation, liberation, and the renewal of life.
- 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: Life’s Edge Target entity description: Life’s Edge is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the scientific and philosophical boundaries of what constitutes life.
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A.
Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge is a Seattle Aquarium exhibit that showcases the diverse marine life and dynamic ecosystems found along the Pacific Northwest’s rocky shorelines and tidal zones.
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B.
Dispatches from the Edge
Dispatches from the Edge is a memoir by journalist Anderson Cooper that chronicles his experiences reporting from global conflict zones and personal reflections on loss and resilience.
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C.
Life's Dominion
Life's Dominion is a philosophical and legal treatise by Ronald Dworkin that examines the moral and constitutional issues surrounding abortion, euthanasia, and the sanctity of life.
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D.
World's Edge
World's Edge is a Microsoft-owned video game development studio best known for overseeing the Age of Empires franchise.
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E.
The Spirit of Life
The Spirit of Life is a major theological work by Jürgen Moltmann that explores the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in relation to creation, liberation, and the renewal of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Carl Zimmer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
philosophical boundaries of life
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scientific boundaries of life ⓘ |
| focusesOn | what constitutes life ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Carl Zimmer ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
complexity of living systems
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interdisciplinary nature of life sciences ⓘ limits of biological definitions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
ⓘ
readers interested in science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of borderline cases of life
ⓘ
discussion of viruses and life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Dutton
ⓘ
Dutton Books ⓘ
linked to:
Dutton
|
| subject |
astrobiology
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biology ⓘ definition of life ⓘ origin of life ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ synthetic biology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Carl Zimmer ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Life’s Edge Description of subject: Life’s Edge is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the scientific and philosophical boundaries of what constitutes life.
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