Microcosmos
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Microcosmos is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan that explores the central role of microbes and symbiosis in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Microcosmos canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451760 — 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: Microcosmos Context triple: [Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species, relatedWork, Microcosmos]
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A.
The Living Planet
The Living Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the diversity of life and the ecosystems of Earth.
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B.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Les Atomes
Les Atomes is a seminal scientific work by Jean Perrin that helped establish the reality of atoms through experimental evidence and clear popular exposition of atomic theory.
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E.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.
- 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: Microcosmos Target entity description: Microcosmos is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan that explores the central role of microbes and symbiosis in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
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A.
The Living Planet
The Living Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the diversity of life and the ecosystems of Earth.
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B.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Les Atomes
Les Atomes is a seminal scientific work by Jean Perrin that helped establish the reality of atoms through experimental evidence and clear popular exposition of atomic theory.
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E.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheory | serial endosymbiosis theory ⓘ |
| author |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
| coAuthorRoleOfDorionSagan | science writer ⓘ |
| coAuthorRoleOfLynnMargulis | biologist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Earth as a living system shaped by microbes
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microbes as foundational to complex life ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
cellular evolution
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cooperation in evolution ⓘ endosymbiotic theory ⓘ microbial ecology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
central role of microbes in life on Earth
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evolutionary significance of symbiosis ⓘ symbiotic relationships among organisms ⓘ |
| genre |
biology
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science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
emphasizes cooperation over competition in evolution
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presents life as a planetary-scale network of microbes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolution
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microbiology ⓘ origin of life ⓘ role of microbes in evolution ⓘ symbiosis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating microbiology with evolutionary theory
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popularizing Lynn Margulis’s ideas on symbiosis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Microcosmos Description of subject: Microcosmos is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan that explores the central role of microbes and symbiosis in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.