Triple
T20118198
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award |
E490524
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David Quammen |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: David Quammen | Statement: [PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, notableRecipient, David Quammen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Quammen Context triple: [PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, notableRecipient, David Quammen]
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A.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
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B.
Sam Kean
Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
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C.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
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D.
Peter A. Ward
Peter A. Ward is a distinguished pathologist recognized for his influential research in inflammation and immune mechanisms of disease.
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E.
David Haskell
David Haskell is an American journalist and media executive best known for serving as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine.
- 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: David Quammen Target entity description: David Quammen is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible, deeply researched books and essays on ecology, evolution, and emerging infectious diseases.
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A.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
-
B.
Sam Kean
Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
-
C.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
-
D.
Peter A. Ward
Peter A. Ward is a distinguished pathologist recognized for his influential research in inflammation and immune mechanisms of disease.
-
E.
David Haskell
David Haskell is an American journalist and media executive best known for serving as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69da62636cc08190982cc71733a17b8d |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6673c32bc8190a52875961fbcc5e2 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:30 p.m.