Ever Since Darwin
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Ever Since Darwin is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the history and philosophy of science.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ever Since Darwin Context triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, notableWork, Ever Since Darwin]
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A.
Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
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B.
Darwin’s Bulldog
Darwin’s Bulldog was the nickname of biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, famed for his vigorous public defense and promotion of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the 19th century.
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C.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that presents the evidence for evolution in a clear, accessible, and comprehensive way.
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D.
Original of the Species
"Original of the Species" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its melodic, anthemic style and reflective lyrics.
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E.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
- 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: Ever Since Darwin Target entity description: Ever Since Darwin is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the history and philosophy of science.
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A.
Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
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B.
Darwin’s Bulldog
Darwin’s Bulldog was the nickname of biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, famed for his vigorous public defense and promotion of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the 19th century.
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C.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that presents the evidence for evolution in a clear, accessible, and comprehensive way.
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D.
Original of the Species
"Original of the Species" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its melodic, anthemic style and reflective lyrics.
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E.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ science book ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Jay Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | columns originally published in Natural History magazine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | The Panda's Thumb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary biology literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~285 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay "A Biological Homage to Mickey Mouse"
NERFINISHED
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essay "Bushes and Ladders in Human Evolution" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "Darwin's Untimely Burial" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Case of the Creeping Fox Terrier Clone" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Face of Miranda" ⓘ essay "The Freezing of Noah" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Great Scallop War" ⓘ essay "The Misnamed, Mistreated, and Misunderstood Ichthyosaurus" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Panda's Thumb" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Panda’s Thumb and the Nature of Adaptation" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Pentagon of Life" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Problem of Perfection" ⓘ essay "The Return of the Hopeful Monster" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Reverend Thomas' Dirty Little Planet" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Streak of Streaked Tenrecs" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Titular Bishop of Titiopolis" ⓘ essay "Wollaston’s Law" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Darwinian evolution as a central unifying theme in biology ⓘ |
| influenced | public understanding of evolution ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in science
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students of biology and history of science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Darwinism
NERFINISHED
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evolution ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ history of science ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ science and society ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defending Darwinian evolution against creationism
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integrating history of science with evolutionary theory ⓘ popularizing evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen Jay Gould essay collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ever Since Darwin Description of subject: Ever Since Darwin is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the history and philosophy of science.
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