Leda Cosmides
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Leda Cosmides is an American cognitive psychologist renowned for pioneering the field of evolutionary psychology, particularly through her work on the evolved architecture of the human mind and social reasoning.
All labels observed (1)
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| Leda Cosmides canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T289448 — 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: Leda Cosmides Context triple: [evolutionary psychology, hasKeyFigure, Leda Cosmides]
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A.
Susan Blackmore
Susan Blackmore is a British psychologist, writer, and skeptic best known for her work on consciousness, memes, and the scientific investigation of paranormal claims.
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B.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
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C.
Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher renowned for her work in ethics, political philosophy, and the capabilities approach to human development.
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D.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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E.
Luke Nosek
Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known as one of the co-founders of PayPal and a member of the original "PayPal Mafia."
- 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: Leda Cosmides Target entity description: Leda Cosmides is an American cognitive psychologist renowned for pioneering the field of evolutionary psychology, particularly through her work on the evolved architecture of the human mind and social reasoning.
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A.
Susan Blackmore
Susan Blackmore is a British psychologist, writer, and skeptic best known for her work on consciousness, memes, and the scientific investigation of paranormal claims.
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B.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
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C.
Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher renowned for her work in ethics, political philosophy, and the capabilities approach to human development.
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D.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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E.
Luke Nosek
Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known as one of the co-founders of PayPal and a member of the original "PayPal Mafia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ cognitive psychologist ⓘ evolutionary psychologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
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surface form:
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology
MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthor | John Tooby ⓘ |
| coEditor | Jerome H. Barkow ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Center for Evolutionary Psychology ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in cognitive psychology ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Roger Brown ⓘ |
| doctoralThesis | Cognitive adaptations for social exchange ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Santa Barbara ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cognitive psychology
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cognitive science ⓘ evolutionary psychology ⓘ social cognition ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced | researchers in evolutionary psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin
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George C. Williams ⓘ Noam Chomsky ⓘ William D. Hamilton ⓘ
surface form:
W. D. Hamilton
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| knownFor |
cheater detection module hypothesis
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pioneering evolutionary psychology ⓘ research on evolved architecture of the human mind ⓘ research on social reasoning ⓘ work on domain-specific cognitive mechanisms ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Leda Cosmides self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Adapted Mind ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Psychology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cooperation
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evolution of cognition ⓘ moral reasoning ⓘ reasoning about social contracts ⓘ social exchange ⓘ |
| spouse | John Tooby ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Center for Evolutionary Psychology ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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surface form:
Santa Barbara, California
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Instruction
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Referenced by (6)
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