Triple

T11449469
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Randall Munroe E271354 entity
Predicate publication P80 FINISHED
Object Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words E926543 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words | Statement: [Randall Munroe, publication, Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Context triple: [Randall Munroe, publication, Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words]
  • A. Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words chosen
    "Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words" is a nonfiction book by Randall Munroe that uses only the thousand most common English words and simple diagrams to explain complex scientific and technical concepts.
  • B. The Science of Things
    The Science of Things is a 1999 alternative rock album by Gavin Rossdale’s band Bush, known for blending post-grunge guitar work with electronic influences.
  • C. This Explains Everything (as editor)
    This Explains Everything is a popular science anthology edited by John H. Brockman that collects short essays from leading thinkers offering their favorite deep, elegant, or beautiful explanations about how the world works.
  • D. Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
    Die fröhliche Wissenschaft is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche that blends aphorisms, poetry, and reflections on art, science, and the famous proclamation of the "death of God."
  • E. It's Okay to Be Smart
    It's Okay to Be Smart is an educational YouTube series hosted by Joe Hanson that explores scientific concepts and curiosities in an accessible, entertaining way.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aadff8888190a13f253f0d460874 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d81c6e496c8190b0a1919c29d4ee60 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5e903781881908e96c66ecfca2911 completed April 20, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.