This Explains Everything (as editor)
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| This Explains Everything (as editor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4282136 — 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: This Explains Everything (as editor) Context triple: [John H. Brockman, notableWork, This Explains Everything (as editor)]
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A.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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B.
The Search for Everything
The Search for Everything is a 2017 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer that blends pop, rock, and blues influences with introspective, emotionally driven songwriting.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science is a comprehensive popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains major scientific concepts and the history of scientific thought for general readers.
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E.
Reconsider Everything
"Reconsider Everything" is a song by the progressive rock band Evolver.
- 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: This Explains Everything (as editor) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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B.
The Search for Everything
The Search for Everything is a 2017 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer that blends pop, rock, and blues influences with introspective, emotionally driven songwriting.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science is a comprehensive popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains major scientific concepts and the history of scientific thought for general readers.
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E.
Reconsider Everything
"Reconsider Everything" is a song by the progressive rock band Evolver.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ |
| associatedWebsite | Edge.org NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Edge Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Edge.org annual question ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editor | John H. Brockman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialRoleOf | John H. Brockman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | This Idea Must Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
popular science ⓘ |
| hasContributorType |
artists
ⓘ
entrepreneurs ⓘ philosophers ⓘ scientists ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| hasFormat | essay collection ⓘ |
| hasNotableContributor |
Brian Eno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel C. Dennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Wilczek NERFINISHED ⓘ Jared Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ Nassim Nicholas Taleb NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Pinker NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Strogatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | subtitle: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
explanatory theories
ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ science ⓘ |
| numberOfEssays | 150+ ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Edge.org question books ⓘ |
| precededBy | This Will Make You Smarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper Perennial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
science enthusiasts ⓘ |
| theme |
beautiful explanations
ⓘ
deep explanations of how the world works ⓘ elegant scientific explanations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Explains Everything (as editor) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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