Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series)
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Scientific American Frontiers is a science documentary television series, hosted for many years by Alan Alda, that explores cutting-edge research and technology in an accessible, conversational style.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scientific American Frontiers | 2 |
| PBS television series “Scientific American Frontiers” | 1 |
| Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1796843 — 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: Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series) Context triple: [Scientific American, hasEdition, Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series)]
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NOVA ScienceNow
NOVA ScienceNow is a television science newsmagazine series that explores cutting-edge developments in science and technology, notably hosted for several seasons by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy (TV series)
Bill Nye the Science Guy is a 1990s American educational television series that uses humor, experiments, and demonstrations to teach scientific concepts to children and young audiences.
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NOVA
NOVA is the commonly used abbreviation for Northern Virginia Community College, a large public community college serving the Northern Virginia region.
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NOVA
NOVA is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its multidisciplinary programs and international outlook.
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“Man in Space” television series
“Man in Space” is a mid-1950s American television documentary series that explored the science and technology of human space travel, helping to popularize space exploration with the general public.
- 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 American Frontiers (related TV series) Target entity description: Scientific American Frontiers is a science documentary television series, hosted for many years by Alan Alda, that explores cutting-edge research and technology in an accessible, conversational style.
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A.
NOVA ScienceNow
NOVA ScienceNow is a television science newsmagazine series that explores cutting-edge developments in science and technology, notably hosted for several seasons by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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B.
Bill Nye the Science Guy (TV series)
Bill Nye the Science Guy is a 1990s American educational television series that uses humor, experiments, and demonstrations to teach scientific concepts to children and young audiences.
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C.
NOVA
NOVA is the commonly used abbreviation for Northern Virginia Community College, a large public community college serving the Northern Virginia region.
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D.
NOVA
NOVA is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its multidisciplinary programs and international outlook.
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E.
“Man in Space” television series
“Man in Space” is a mid-1950s American television documentary series that explored the science and technology of human space travel, helping to popularize space exploration with the general public.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science documentary series
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television series ⓘ |
| aim |
to make science accessible
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to present cutting-edge research ⓘ |
| airedOn | public television ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scientific American
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surface form:
Scientific American magazine
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| availableAs |
online streaming (selected episodes)
ⓘ
video recordings ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scientific American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | PBS ⓘ |
| educationalUse | classroom resource ⓘ |
| features |
demonstrations of technology
ⓘ
interviews with scientists ⓘ on-site lab visits ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1990 ⓘ |
| format |
documentary
ⓘ
educational television ⓘ |
| genre | science documentary ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeTheme |
climate science
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computing ⓘ engineering ⓘ environment ⓘ genetics ⓘ medicine ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ robotics ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasHostRole | Alan Alda as interviewer ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Alan Alda ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessible explanations of complex science
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conversational interview style ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2005 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableHost | Alan Alda ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | ~100 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 15 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| presenter | Alan Alda ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Chedd-Angier Production Company ⓘ |
| productionLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| style |
conversational
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informal ⓘ |
| subject |
innovation
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science ⓘ scientific research ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series) Description of subject: Scientific American Frontiers is a science documentary television series, hosted for many years by Alan Alda, that explores cutting-edge research and technology in an accessible, conversational style.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scientific American Frontiers
this entity surface form:
Scientific American Frontiers
this entity surface form:
PBS television series “Scientific American Frontiers”