Society for Science

E707704

nonprofit organization scientific society

Society for Science is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting science education and research, best known for running prestigious science competitions for pre-college students in the United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Society for Science canonical	3
Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair	1
Society for Science & the Public	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8019299 — 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: Society for Science
Context triple: [Intel Science Talent Search finalists, associatedWith, Society for Science]

A. American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people, best known for publishing the journal Science.
B. New York Academy of Sciences
The New York Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific society and nonprofit organization that promotes scientific research, education, and policy through conferences, publications, and global programs.
C. Council of Science
The Council of Science is a powerful governing body of scientists that oversees and regulates scientific activity across the Solar System in Isaac Asimov’s Lucky Starr science fiction novels.
D. International Academy of Science
The International Academy of Science is a global scholarly organization that brings together distinguished scientists and academics from various countries and disciplines to promote scientific research and collaboration.
E. Academy of Science
The Academy of Science is a scholarly division within the Royal Society of Thailand that focuses on advancing scientific research, knowledge, and policy in the country.
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: Society for Science
Target entity description: Society for Science is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting science education and research, best known for running prestigious science competitions for pre-college students in the United States.

A. American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people, best known for publishing the journal Science.
B. New York Academy of Sciences
The New York Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific society and nonprofit organization that promotes scientific research, education, and policy through conferences, publications, and global programs.
C. Council of Science
The Council of Science is a powerful governing body of scientists that oversees and regulates scientific activity across the Solar System in Isaac Asimov’s Lucky Starr science fiction novels.
D. International Academy of Science
The International Academy of Science is a global scholarly organization that brings together distinguished scientists and academics from various countries and disciplines to promote scientific research and collaboration.
E. Academy of Science
The Academy of Science is a scholarly division within the Royal Society of Thailand that focuses on advancing scientific research, knowledge, and policy in the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ scientific society ⓘ
areaServed	global ⓘ
basedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
competitionType	research competition ⓘ science fair ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	science literacy ⓘ scientific research by young people ⓘ
fieldOfWork	STEM competitions ⓘ science communication ⓘ science education ⓘ
focus	pre-college science competitions ⓘ science journalism ⓘ youth STEM engagement ⓘ
formerName	Science Service ⓘ Society for Science & the Public ⓘ linked to: Society for Science
foundedBy	Edward W. Scripps ⓘ linked to: Edward Willis Scripps William Emerson Ritter ⓘ
hasCompetitionLevel	pre-college ⓘ
hasPublicationType	online news site ⓘ science magazine ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1921 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ
mission	to promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement ⓘ
nonprofitStatus	independent nonprofit organization ⓘ
notableWork	Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair ⓘ linked to: Society for Science Regeneron Science Talent Search ⓘ linked to: Intel Science Talent Search Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge ⓘ
operatesIn	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America international ⓘ
organizes	Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair ⓘ Regeneron Science Talent Search ⓘ Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge ⓘ
publisherOf	Science News ⓘ Science News for Students ⓘ
sector	education ⓘ research promotion ⓘ
sponsorsProgram	STEM outreach programs ⓘ
targetAudience	educators ⓘ general public ⓘ students ⓘ
website	https://www.societyforscience.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Intel Science Talent Search finalists → associatedWith → Society for Science ⓘ

Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists → organizedBy → Society for Science ⓘ

Intel Science Talent Search → organizer → Society for Science ⓘ

Society for Science → formerName → Society for Science & the Public ⓘ

linked to: Society for Science

Society for Science → notableWork → Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair ⓘ