The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
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"The Men Who Stare at Goats" is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the U.S. military’s exploration of paranormal and psychic phenomena within secretive special forces units.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Men Who Stare at Goats | 4 |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (book) canonical | 2 |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (book adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10394937 — 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)
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Target entity: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book) Context triple: [The Men Who Stare at Goats (film), basedOn, The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)]
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 satirical war comedy film about a secret U.S. military unit experimenting with psychic powers, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.
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The Goat
"The Goat" is a 1921 silent comedy short film starring Buster Keaton, known for its inventive gags and Keaton’s deadpan physical comedy.
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Small Gods
Small Gods is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in his Discworld universe, exploring religion, belief, and institutional power through dark humor and philosophical insight.
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Porcupine Camp
Porcupine Camp was a key mining settlement that emerged as a central hub during the Porcupine Gold Rush in northern Ontario, Canada.
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The Sick Goat
"The Sick Goat" is a 17th-century pastoral genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Karel Dujardin, known for its detailed depiction of animals and rural life.
- 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: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book) Target entity description: "The Men Who Stare at Goats" is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the U.S. military’s exploration of paranormal and psychic phenomena within secretive special forces units.
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A.
The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 satirical war comedy film about a secret U.S. military unit experimenting with psychic powers, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.
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B.
The Goat
"The Goat" is a 1921 silent comedy short film starring Buster Keaton, known for its inventive gags and Keaton’s deadpan physical comedy.
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C.
Small Gods
Small Gods is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in his Discworld universe, exploring religion, belief, and institutional power through dark humor and philosophical insight.
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D.
Porcupine Camp
Porcupine Camp was a key mining settlement that emerged as a central hub during the Porcupine Gold Rush in northern Ontario, Canada.
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E.
The Sick Goat
"The Sick Goat" is a 17th-century pastoral genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Karel Dujardin, known for its detailed depiction of animals and rural life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Grant Heslov ⓘ |
| adaptationStars |
Ewan McGregor
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George Clooney ⓘ Jeff Bridges ⓘ Kevin Spacey ⓘ |
| author | Jon Ronson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOnEvents |
Stargate Project
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U.S. Army psychic research programs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
bureaucracy and absurdity in warfare
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ethics of military experimentation ⓘ intersection of military and occult ideas ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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military non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780330375481 ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 56457854 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person reportage ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubjectCategory |
conspiracy and government secrecy
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military intelligence ⓘ parapsychology ⓘ |
| notableFor | investigating secret U.S. military psychic programs ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint |
Picador (UK)
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linked to:
Picador
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| pageCountApprox | 250 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works by Jon Ronson ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Picador
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Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| subject |
First Earth Battalion
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linked to:
First Earth Battalion (concept)
New Age beliefs in the military ⓘ U.S. military ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
paranormal phenomena ⓘ psychic phenomena ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ remote viewing ⓘ special forces ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
late 20th century
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post-Vietnam War era ⓘ |
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Subject: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book) Description of subject: "The Men Who Stare at Goats" is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the U.S. military’s exploration of paranormal and psychic phenomena within secretive special forces units.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Heslov
linked to: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
linked to: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
linked to: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
linked to: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
linked to: The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)