Head On
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Head On is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows an FBI investigation into a murder in a near-future world where people use remotely controlled robotic bodies called "threeps."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Head On canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9153290 — 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: Head On Context triple: [John Scalzi, notableWork, Head On]
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A.
Head On
Head On is a large-scale installation artwork by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a pack of life-sized wolves charging into an invisible glass wall, symbolizing collective blind faith and inevitable catastrophe.
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B.
On and On
"On and On" is a song featured on Gemma Hayes' debut album "The 18th Day."
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C.
On and On
"On and On" is a mellow, acoustic-driven studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends surf-folk melodies with introspective, laid-back lyrics.
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D.
On & On
"On & On" is a neo-soul song by Erykah Badu that became her breakout hit and is widely recognized for its distinctive blend of jazz, soul, and hip-hop influences.
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E.
On and On and On
"On and On and On" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1980 on their album "Super Trouper."
- 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: Head On Target entity description: Head On is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows an FBI investigation into a murder in a near-future world where people use remotely controlled robotic bodies called "threeps."
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A.
Head On
Head On is a large-scale installation artwork by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a pack of life-sized wolves charging into an invisible glass wall, symbolizing collective blind faith and inevitable catastrophe.
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B.
On and On
"On and On" is a mellow, acoustic-driven studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends surf-folk melodies with introspective, laid-back lyrics.
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C.
On and On
"On and On" is a song featured on Gemma Hayes' debut album "The 18th Day."
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D.
On & On
"On & On" is a neo-soul song by Erykah Badu that became her breakout hit and is widely recognized for its distinctive blend of jazz, soul, and hip-hop influences.
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E.
On and On and On
"On and On and On" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1980 on their album "Super Trouper."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Will Staehle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
corporate corruption
ⓘ
disability ⓘ identity ⓘ sports and violence ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| features |
remotely controlled robotic bodies
ⓘ
threeps ⓘ |
| follows | FBI investigation into a murder ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardNomination | Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (finalist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralEvent | death of a player during a threep sport match ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDisease | Haden's syndrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTechnology | threeps ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780765388919 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Chris Shane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Vann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 336 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | FBI agent ⓘ |
| hasSeriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | professional sport using threeps ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
near-future thriller
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
fast-paced
ⓘ
wryly humorous ⓘ |
| isStandaloneReadable | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySetting | near future ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narratedBy |
Amber Benson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wil Wheaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Lock In series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelTo | Lock In NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Head On Description of subject: Head On is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows an FBI investigation into a murder in a near-future world where people use remotely controlled robotic bodies called "threeps."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.