The Origins of Creativity
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The Origins of Creativity is a nonfiction book by biologist E.O. Wilson that explores the evolutionary roots of human creativity and its relationship to both the sciences and the humanities.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Origins of Creativity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T81520 — 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: The Origins of Creativity Context triple: [Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, followedBy, The Origins of Creativity]
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The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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B.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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C.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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D.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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E.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
- 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: The Origins of Creativity Target entity description: The Origins of Creativity is a nonfiction book by biologist E.O. Wilson that explores the evolutionary roots of human creativity and its relationship to both the sciences and the humanities.
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A.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
-
B.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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C.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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D.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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E.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Edward O. Wilson
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surface form:
E. O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
essay collection
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nonfiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | biologist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
evolutionary
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humanistic ⓘ scientific ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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art ⓘ artistic expression ⓘ arts and humanities ⓘ biocultural approach ⓘ conservation ⓘ consilience ⓘ creativity ⓘ cultural evolution ⓘ culture ⓘ education ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ ethics ⓘ evolution ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ future of science ⓘ future of the humanities ⓘ group selection ⓘ human cognition ⓘ human evolution ⓘ human nature ⓘ human uniqueness ⓘ imagination ⓘ interdisciplinarity ⓘ language ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ literature ⓘ myth ⓘ neuroscience of creativity ⓘ origin of art ⓘ origin of language ⓘ origin of morality ⓘ origin of religion ⓘ religion ⓘ science and humanities relationship ⓘ scientific method ⓘ social behavior ⓘ storytelling ⓘ symbolic thought ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Origins of Creativity Description of subject: The Origins of Creativity is a nonfiction book by biologist E.O. Wilson that explores the evolutionary roots of human creativity and its relationship to both the sciences and the humanities.
Referenced by (1)
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