PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos
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PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos is a science documentary miniseries hosted by physicist Brian Greene that explores the nature of space, time, and the universe for a general audience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos canonical | 1 |
| The Fabric of the Cosmos (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos Context triple: [Brian Greene, notableWork, PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos]
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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C.
Cosmos franchise
The Cosmos franchise is a popular science documentary series brand, best known for its visually rich, narrative-driven explorations of the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
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D.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a science documentary series, presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson and produced by Ann Druyan, that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and humanity’s future through visually rich storytelling.
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E.
Cosmos
Cosmos is the vast, orderly universe encompassing all space, time, matter, and energy.
- 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: PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos Target entity description: PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos is a science documentary miniseries hosted by physicist Brian Greene that explores the nature of space, time, and the universe for a general audience.
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A.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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B.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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C.
Cosmos franchise
The Cosmos franchise is a popular science documentary series brand, best known for its visually rich, narrative-driven explorations of the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
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D.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a science documentary series, presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson and produced by Ann Druyan, that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and humanity’s future through visually rich storytelling.
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E.
Cosmos
Cosmos is the vast, orderly universe encompassing all space, time, matter, and energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PBS television program
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science documentary series ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| aim | to explain complex physics concepts to non-specialists ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Brian Greene ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Fabric of the Cosmos (book)
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linked to:
The Fabric of the Cosmos
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor | PBS ⓘ |
| educationalPurpose | science education ⓘ |
| explores |
illusion of time
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multiverse theories ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ relativity ⓘ space-time continuum ⓘ string theory ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| features |
computer-generated imagery
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expert interviews ⓘ |
| format | television documentary miniseries ⓘ |
| genre | science documentary ⓘ |
| hasHostRole | narrator ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Fabric of the Cosmos ⓘ |
| host | Brian Greene ⓘ |
| hostNationality | American ⓘ |
| hostProfession | physicist ⓘ |
| intendedFor | public television audience ⓘ |
| languageOfBroadcast | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | PBS ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | PBS ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
NOVA
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linked to:
television series Nova
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| presenter | Brian Greene ⓘ |
| producer | WGBH Boston ⓘ |
| productionCompany | WGBH Boston ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
NOVA
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linked to:
television series Nova
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| sourceMaterialGenre | popular science ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmology
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nature of space ⓘ nature of time ⓘ physics ⓘ space-time ⓘ universe ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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Subject: PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos Description of subject: PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos is a science documentary miniseries hosted by physicist Brian Greene that explores the nature of space, time, and the universe for a general audience.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: PBS television series The Fabric of the Cosmos