In the Palaces of Memory
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In the Palaces of Memory is a popular science book by George Johnson that explores how human memory works, drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and vivid case studies to explain how we store and recall information.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22481084 — 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: In the Palaces of Memory Context triple: [George Johnson, notableWork, In the Palaces of Memory]
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The Book of Memory
The Book of Memory is a critically acclaimed novel by Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah that follows an albino woman on death row in Harare as she recounts her life and the events that led to her imprisonment.
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La Reine de la mémoire
La Reine de la mémoire is a dramatic work by French playwright Marcelle Maurette, known for its psychologically rich exploration of memory and identity.
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The Lamp of Memory
The Lamp of Memory is one of John Ruskin’s seven moral principles of architecture, emphasizing the importance of preserving and honoring the past through built form.
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Über das Gedächtnis
Über das Gedächtnis is Hermann Ebbinghaus’s pioneering 1885 work that introduced experimental methods to the study of human memory, including the famous forgetting curve and learning curve.
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E.
Memorials of His Time
Memorials of His Time is a 19th-century autobiographical and historical work by Scottish judge and essayist Henry Cockburn, offering vivid recollections of Edinburgh society, law, and politics in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 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: In the Palaces of Memory Target entity description: In the Palaces of Memory is a popular science book by George Johnson that explores how human memory works, drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and vivid case studies to explain how we store and recall information.
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A.
The Book of Memory
The Book of Memory is a critically acclaimed novel by Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah that follows an albino woman on death row in Harare as she recounts her life and the events that led to her imprisonment.
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B.
La Reine de la mémoire
La Reine de la mémoire is a dramatic work by French playwright Marcelle Maurette, known for its psychologically rich exploration of memory and identity.
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C.
The Lamp of Memory
The Lamp of Memory is one of John Ruskin’s seven moral principles of architecture, emphasizing the importance of preserving and honoring the past through built form.
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D.
Über das Gedächtnis
Über das Gedächtnis is Hermann Ebbinghaus’s pioneering 1885 work that introduced experimental methods to the study of human memory, including the famous forgetting curve and learning curve.
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E.
Memorials of His Time
Memorials of His Time is a 19th-century autobiographical and historical work by Scottish judge and essayist Henry Cockburn, offering vivid recollections of Edinburgh society, law, and politics in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
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