Edge.org
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Edge.org is an online platform and intellectual salon that hosts essays, interviews, and discussions with leading scientists, thinkers, and creators about cutting-edge ideas in science and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edge.org canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4282121 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edge.org Context triple: [John H. Brockman, founded, Edge.org]
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A.
Skeptic magazine
Skeptic magazine is a publication devoted to scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and the investigation of controversial and pseudoscientific claims.
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B.
Boing Boing
Boing Boing is a long-running, influential blog and online magazine that covers technology, culture, science fiction, and digital rights with a quirky, countercultural tone.
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C.
Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate is an international media organization that publishes and syndicates commentary and analysis by leading economists, policymakers, and public intellectuals to outlets around the world.
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D.
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit organization that promotes secularism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking through education, advocacy, and research.
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E.
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings scientists and public figures together to reduce the danger of armed conflict and seek cooperative solutions to global security and disarmament issues.
- 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: Edge.org Target entity description: Edge.org is an online platform and intellectual salon that hosts essays, interviews, and discussions with leading scientists, thinkers, and creators about cutting-edge ideas in science and culture.
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A.
Skeptic magazine
Skeptic magazine is a publication devoted to scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and the investigation of controversial and pseudoscientific claims.
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B.
Boing Boing
Boing Boing is a long-running, influential blog and online magazine that covers technology, culture, science fiction, and digital rights with a quirky, countercultural tone.
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C.
Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate is an international media organization that publishes and syndicates commentary and analysis by leading economists, policymakers, and public intellectuals to outlets around the world.
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D.
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit organization that promotes secularism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking through education, advocacy, and research.
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E.
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings scientists and public figures together to reduce the danger of armed conflict and seek cooperative solutions to global security and disarmament issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual salon
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online platform ⓘ website ⓘ |
| aim | to promote discussion of cutting-edge ideas in science and culture ⓘ |
| contentType |
annual question responses
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discussion ⓘ essay ⓘ interview ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | a conversation at the edge of human knowledge ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Brockman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
culture website
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ideas forum NERFINISHED ⓘ science communication website ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Alison Gopnik
NERFINISHED
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Brian Eno NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlo Rovelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Clay Shirky NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig Venter NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Dennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Kahneman NERFINISHED ⓘ David Chalmers NERFINISHED ⓘ David Deutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Esther Dyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Wilczek NERFINISHED ⓘ Freeman Dyson NERFINISHED ⓘ George Church NERFINISHED ⓘ George Dyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerd Gigerenzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Ulrich Obrist NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Jared Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaron Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ John Horgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Haidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Rich Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Smolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Hauser NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Tegmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Gell-Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Nassim Nicholas Taleb NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas G. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bloom NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Sapolsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Schank NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Atran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherry Turkle NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Pinker NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Strogatz NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Kauffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim O'Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Daniel Hillis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnlineResource | https://www.edge.org ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
culture
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intellectual discourse ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| notableProject | Edge Annual Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Edge Foundation, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Edge Foundation, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edge.org Description of subject: Edge.org is an online platform and intellectual salon that hosts essays, interviews, and discussions with leading scientists, thinkers, and creators about cutting-edge ideas in science and culture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.