Triple

T13764846
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mark W. McMenamin E330711 entity
Predicate proposedTheory P119 FINISHED
Object Hypersea theory of life on land
The Hypersea theory of life on land is a macroevolutionary hypothesis proposing that the spread and interconnectedness of terrestrial life created a vast, ocean-like network of biological interactions that transformed Earth’s continents into a new kind of “sea” for life to flourish.
E1059420 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Hypersea theory of life on land | Statement: [Mark W. McMenamin, proposedTheory, Hypersea theory of life on land]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hypersea theory of life on land
Context triple: [Mark W. McMenamin, proposedTheory, Hypersea theory of life on land]
  • A. The Arising of Life
    "The Arising of Life" is a central musical theme from the Tomorrowland film soundtrack, known for its uplifting orchestral style that underscores the movie’s sense of wonder and optimism.
  • B. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
    "Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
  • C. The Origin of Life
    The Origin of Life is a seminal 1967 scientific work by John Desmond Bernal that explores hypotheses on how life first emerged from non-living matter on Earth.
  • D. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • E. The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?
    "The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?" is a book by paleontologist Peter Ward that challenges the Gaia hypothesis by arguing that life tends to destabilize and ultimately destroy its own environment rather than sustain it.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hypersea theory of life on land
Triple: [Mark W. McMenamin, proposedTheory, Hypersea theory of life on land]
Generated description
The Hypersea theory of life on land is a macroevolutionary hypothesis proposing that the spread and interconnectedness of terrestrial life created a vast, ocean-like network of biological interactions that transformed Earth’s continents into a new kind of “sea” for life to flourish.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hypersea theory of life on land
Target entity description: The Hypersea theory of life on land is a macroevolutionary hypothesis proposing that the spread and interconnectedness of terrestrial life created a vast, ocean-like network of biological interactions that transformed Earth’s continents into a new kind of “sea” for life to flourish.
  • A. The Arising of Life
    "The Arising of Life" is a central musical theme from the Tomorrowland film soundtrack, known for its uplifting orchestral style that underscores the movie’s sense of wonder and optimism.
  • B. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
    "Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
  • C. The Origin of Life
    The Origin of Life is a seminal 1967 scientific work by John Desmond Bernal that explores hypotheses on how life first emerged from non-living matter on Earth.
  • D. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • E. The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?
    "The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?" is a book by paleontologist Peter Ward that challenges the Gaia hypothesis by arguing that life tends to destabilize and ultimately destroy its own environment rather than sustain it.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de022690ac8190bd5410ecc659a2a7 completed April 14, 2026, 9 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7a862e6808190b8fbb27304212058 completed May 3, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7aa2a6370819097206cc0967fe5c5 completed May 3, 2026, 8:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7aaa0e90c8190877490a2b941cb6b completed May 3, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.