Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"
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Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" is a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip collection by Bill Watterson, featuring some of the series’ most popular storylines and imaginative adventures.
All labels observed (1)
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| Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13008805 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" Context triple: [Calvin and Hobbes, hasCollectedEdition, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"]
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A.
The Business of Science
The Business of Science is a book by engineer and entrepreneur Simon Ramo that explores how scientific and technical expertise intersect with management, industry, and practical problem-solving in the modern economy.
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B.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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C.
Illustrations of the Logic of Science
Illustrations of the Logic of Science is a series of influential essays by Charles Sanders Peirce that helped lay the foundations of modern logic, scientific methodology, and pragmatism.
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D.
Science: Good, Bad and Bogus
Science: Good, Bad and Bogus is a collection of essays by Martin Gardner critically examining pseudoscience, fringe theories, and common scientific misconceptions.
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E.
The Allegory of Science
The Allegory of Science is a Baroque-era allegorical painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies scientific knowledge through symbolic figures and motifs.
- 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: Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" Target entity description: Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" is a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip collection by Bill Watterson, featuring some of the series’ most popular storylines and imaginative adventures.
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A.
The Business of Science
The Business of Science is a book by engineer and entrepreneur Simon Ramo that explores how scientific and technical expertise intersect with management, industry, and practical problem-solving in the modern economy.
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B.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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C.
Illustrations of the Logic of Science
Illustrations of the Logic of Science is a series of influential essays by Charles Sanders Peirce that helped lay the foundations of modern logic, scientific methodology, and pragmatism.
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D.
Science: Good, Bad and Bogus
Science: Good, Bad and Bogus is a collection of essays by Martin Gardner critically examining pseudoscience, fringe theories, and common scientific misconceptions.
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E.
The Allegory of Science
The Allegory of Science is a Baroque-era allegorical painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies scientific knowledge through symbolic figures and motifs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Calvin and Hobbes collection
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book ⓘ comic strip collection ⓘ |
| artStyle | black-and-white comic strips ⓘ |
| author | Bill Watterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Calvin and Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStoryline |
Calvin's adventures as Spaceman Spiff
NERFINISHED
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Calvin's adventures as Stupendous Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Calvin's family life ⓘ Calvin's interactions with Susie Derkins ⓘ Calvin's school life ⓘ Duplicator (transmogrifier/duplicator) storyline ⓘ |
| containsWork | Calvin and Hobbes comic strips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bill Watterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Calvin
NERFINISHED
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Calvin's parents ⓘ Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Wormwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Moe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Susie Derkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Calvin and Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic strips
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humor ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood imagination
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family relationships ⓘ fantasy versus reality ⓘ friendship ⓘ school and education ⓘ science and technology satire ⓘ |
| illustrator | Bill Watterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring popular Calvin and Hobbes story arcs
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imaginative adventures of Calvin and Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkMedium | newspaper comic strip ⓘ |
| publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Calvin and Hobbes book series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| titleCharacter |
Calvin
NERFINISHED
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Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" Description of subject: Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" is a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip collection by Bill Watterson, featuring some of the series’ most popular storylines and imaginative adventures.
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