Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
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| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey canonical | 28 |
| Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55993 — 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: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Context triple: [Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, influenced, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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Pale Blue Dot
"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.
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The Orville
The Orville is a science fiction comedy-drama television series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane that parodies and pays homage to classic space exploration shows like Star Trek.
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Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life is a conservation-focused book by biologist Edward O. Wilson arguing that dedicating half the planet’s surface to protected natural areas is essential to preserving global biodiversity.
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E.
The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that champions critical thinking and the scientific method as antidotes to superstition and pseudoscience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Target entity description: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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A.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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B.
Pale Blue Dot
"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.
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C.
The Orville
The Orville is a science fiction comedy-drama television series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane that parodies and pays homage to classic space exploration shows like Star Trek.
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D.
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life is a conservation-focused book by biologist Edward O. Wilson arguing that dedicating half the planet’s surface to protected natural areas is essential to preserving global biodiversity.
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E.
The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that champions critical thinking and the scientific method as antidotes to superstition and pseudoscience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Description of subject: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Tyson
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Druyan
subject linked to:
Neil
Emmy Award (as producer of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey)
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Emmy Award (as producer of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey)
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linked to: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey