Plan B
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Plan B is the secret fallback strategy devised by Professor Brand in the film "Interstellar," centered on colonizing distant planets with human embryos when saving Earth's existing population appears impossible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plan B canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6334062 — 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: Plan B Context triple: [Professor Brand, plan, Plan B]
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Plan B
Plan B is an influential environmental book by Lester R. Brown that outlines a comprehensive global strategy for achieving ecological sustainability and combating climate change.
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Plan B
Plan B is a standardized Medicare Supplement (Medigap) insurance plan that helps cover certain out-of-pocket costs not paid by Original Medicare, such as some copayments and coinsurance.
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C.
Plan B
Plan B is the stage name of British musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor Ben Drew, known for his blend of hip hop, soul, and socially conscious storytelling.
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Plan B 3.0
Plan B 3.0 is an environmental policy book by Lester R. Brown that outlines a comprehensive global strategy for addressing climate change, resource depletion, and sustainable development.
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E.
Plan B 4.0
Plan B 4.0 is an environmental policy book by Lester R. Brown that outlines a comprehensive global strategy for addressing climate change, resource depletion, and sustainable development.
- 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: Plan B Target entity description: Plan B is the secret fallback strategy devised by Professor Brand in the film "Interstellar," centered on colonizing distant planets with human embryos when saving Earth's existing population appears impossible.
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A.
Plan B
Plan B is an influential environmental book by Lester R. Brown that outlines a comprehensive global strategy for achieving ecological sustainability and combating climate change.
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B.
Plan B
Plan B is the stage name of British musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor Ben Drew, known for his blend of hip hop, soul, and socially conscious storytelling.
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C.
Plan B
Plan B is a standardized Medicare Supplement (Medigap) insurance plan that helps cover certain out-of-pocket costs not paid by Original Medicare, such as some copayments and coinsurance.
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D.
Plan B 3.0
Plan B 3.0 is an environmental policy book by Lester R. Brown that outlines a comprehensive global strategy for addressing climate change, resource depletion, and sustainable development.
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E.
Plan B 4.0
Plan B 4.0 is an environmental policy book by Lester R. Brown that outlines a comprehensive global strategy for addressing climate change, resource depletion, and sustainable development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonization strategy
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fictional contingency plan ⓘ |
| actualIntendedPriority | primary plan for human survival ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Interstellar ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Professor Brand ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
NASA (Interstellar)
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
|
| benefit | higher probability of species survival ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Plan A (Interstellar) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| createdForWork | Interstellar ⓘ |
| devisedBy | Professor Brand ⓘ |
| ethicalStatusInStory | controversial ⓘ |
| focusesOn | future generations rather than current population ⓘ |
| genreContext | science fiction ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Lazarus missions (conceptually)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lazarus mission follow-up via Endurance
|
| involvesTheme |
deception
ⓘ
parenthood and future generations ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ survival of the species ⓘ utilitarian ethics ⓘ |
| keptSecretFrom |
Amelia Brand
ⓘ
Endurance crew ⓘ Joseph Cooper ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralImplication | abandonment of existing human population on Earth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
ethical dilemma
ⓘ
plot twist ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Interstellar universe ⓘ |
| opposedByCharacter | Joseph Cooper ⓘ |
| partOf | Endurance mission objectives ⓘ |
| populationMethod | gradual growth from embryos to colony ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
colonize distant planets
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ensure long-term survival of humanity ⓘ |
| publicRationaleGivenAs | backup in case Earth cannot be saved ⓘ |
| reliesOnAssumption | gravitational equation cannot be solved in time ⓘ |
| requiresLocation |
habitable exoplanet
ⓘ
potentially habitable worlds near the wormhole ⓘ |
| revealedByCharacter |
Professor Brand (on his deathbed)
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linked to:
Professor Brand
|
| risk | loss of all people remaining on Earth ⓘ |
| strategyType |
backup plan
ⓘ
fallback strategy ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | multi-generational ⓘ |
| triggerCondition | failure of Plan A (Interstellar) ⓘ |
| usesResource | frozen human embryos ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Endurance spacecraft
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advanced space travel ⓘ embryo storage technology ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 2014 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plan B Description of subject: Plan B is the secret fallback strategy devised by Professor Brand in the film "Interstellar," centered on colonizing distant planets with human embryos when saving Earth's existing population appears impossible.
Referenced by (4)
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