Sense About Science award
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The Sense About Science award is a recognition given to individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting evidence-based science and challenging misinformation in public discourse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sense About Science award canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030940 — 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: Sense About Science award Context triple: [Ben Goldacre, awardReceived, Sense About Science award]
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A.
Dickson Prize in Science
The Dickson Prize in Science is a prestigious American award recognizing outstanding research contributions in the natural sciences.
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B.
Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an international award that honors individuals and works that significantly promote public understanding and appreciation of science.
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C.
NSB Science and Society Award
The NSB Science and Society Award is a National Science Board honor recognizing individuals or groups who have significantly enhanced the public’s understanding and appreciation of science and its role in society.
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D.
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
The William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific research and the communication of science to broader audiences.
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E.
Carl Sagan Memorial Award
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
- 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: Sense About Science award Target entity description: The Sense About Science award is a recognition given to individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting evidence-based science and challenging misinformation in public discourse.
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A.
Dickson Prize in Science
The Dickson Prize in Science is a prestigious American award recognizing outstanding research contributions in the natural sciences.
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B.
Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an international award that honors individuals and works that significantly promote public understanding and appreciation of science.
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C.
NSB Science and Society Award
The NSB Science and Society Award is a National Science Board honor recognizing individuals or groups who have significantly enhanced the public’s understanding and appreciation of science and its role in society.
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D.
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
The William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific research and the communication of science to broader audiences.
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E.
Carl Sagan Memorial Award
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
award
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science communication award ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
discourage the spread of misinformation about science
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encourage responsible use of scientific evidence ⓘ highlight good practice in science communication ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sense about Science charity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
evidence-based policy
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public understanding of science ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
quality of scientific information in public debate
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use of evidence in public policy discussions ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
challenging misinformation in public discourse
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promoting evidence-based science ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
evidence-based public discourse
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scientific literacy ⓘ transparency about scientific evidence ⓘ |
| involves |
critical thinking about scientific claims
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public engagement with science ⓘ |
| isPresentedBy | Sense about Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes |
efforts to counter misinformation
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individuals ⓘ significant contributions to evidence-based science ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
campaigns against pseudoscience
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public engagement with science initiatives ⓘ science communication awards ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
campaigners for evidence-based policy
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journalists ⓘ public communicators ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sense About Science award Description of subject: The Sense About Science award is a recognition given to individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting evidence-based science and challenging misinformation in public discourse.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.