The Amaz!ng Meeting
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The Amaz!ng Meeting was an annual conference focused on scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and secularism, featuring talks and panels by prominent skeptics, scientists, and educators.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1796277 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Amaz!ng Meeting Context triple: [James Randi Educational Foundation, organizedEvent, The Amaz!ng Meeting]
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A.
The Gala
The Gala is a flagship opening-night showcase of top local and international comedians, staged as a major televised charity event during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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B.
Guests of Honor
Guests of Honor are distinguished individuals specially recognized at Worldcon for their significant contributions to science fiction and fantasy.
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Shenanigans
Shenanigans is a 2002 compilation album by American punk rock band Green Day, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
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Battle of the Hotels
The Battle of the Hotels was a major early urban battle in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, where rival militias fought for control of the city’s luxury hotel district overlooking strategic parts of the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Amaz!ng Meeting Target entity description: The Amaz!ng Meeting was an annual conference focused on scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and secularism, featuring talks and panels by prominent skeptics, scientists, and educators.
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A.
The Gala
The Gala is a flagship opening-night showcase of top local and international comedians, staged as a major televised charity event during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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B.
Guests of Honor
Guests of Honor are distinguished individuals specially recognized at Worldcon for their significant contributions to science fiction and fantasy.
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C.
Shenanigans
Shenanigans is a 2002 compilation album by American punk rock band Green Day, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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D.
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
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E.
Battle of the Hotels
The Battle of the Hotels was a major early urban battle in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, where rival militias fought for control of the city’s luxury hotel district overlooking strategic parts of the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual conference
ⓘ
conference ⓘ skeptic conference ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TAM ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | TAM ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features |
educators
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prominent skeptics ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| field |
science communication
ⓘ
scientific skepticism ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critical thinking
ⓘ
scientific skepticism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
panels
ⓘ
talks ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
educators
ⓘ
science enthusiasts ⓘ skeptics ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
rational inquiry
ⓘ
science education ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| organizedBy | James Randi Educational Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Center for Inquiry
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Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ⓘ
surface form:
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
James Randi ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Amaz!ng Meeting Description of subject: The Amaz!ng Meeting was an annual conference focused on scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and secularism, featuring talks and panels by prominent skeptics, scientists, and educators.
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