Carl Sagan Productions
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Carl Sagan Productions is a media company founded by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, best known for producing educational science content such as the landmark television series "Cosmos."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carl Sagan Productions canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307651 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Carl Sagan Productions Context triple: [One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue, productionCompany, Carl Sagan Productions]
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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.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
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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C.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
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D.
Voyager Golden Record project
The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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E.
Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
- 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: Carl Sagan Productions Target entity description: Carl Sagan Productions is a media company founded by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, best known for producing educational science content such as the landmark television series "Cosmos."
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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.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
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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C.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
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D.
Voyager Golden Record project
The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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E.
Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media company
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television production company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
PBS
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surface form:
Public Broadcasting Service
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy outreach
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science communication ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
astronomy education
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cosmology education ⓘ popularization of science ⓘ |
| founder | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| genre |
educational television
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science documentary ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
public understanding of science
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science literacy promotion ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubject |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfProduction |
documentary series
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educational specials ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| industry |
educational media
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film production ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| notableWork | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
| partOf | American science television tradition ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
general public
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students ⓘ |
| produced | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Sagan Productions Description of subject: Carl Sagan Productions is a media company founded by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, best known for producing educational science content such as the landmark television series "Cosmos."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.