Triple

T17040984

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Michael Tomasello	`E413444`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	A Natural History of Human Thinking A Natural History of Human Thinking is a book by Michael Tomasello that explores the evolutionary and developmental origins of human cognition and cooperative reasoning.	`E1249431`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: A Natural History of Human Thinking | Statement: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, A Natural History of Human Thinking]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Natural History of Human Thinking
Context triple: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, A Natural History of Human Thinking]

A. The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition is a book by psychologist Michael Tomasello that argues human cognitive abilities are fundamentally shaped by uniquely human forms of social interaction and cultural learning.
B. The Evolution of Minds
The Evolution of Minds is a philosophical and scientific exploration by Daniel Dennett that traces how consciousness and human intelligence emerged from simple biological beginnings through evolutionary processes.
C. The Adapted Mind
The Adapted Mind is a foundational book in evolutionary psychology that argues the human mind consists of numerous evolved, domain-specific psychological mechanisms shaped by natural selection.
D. Mind in Evolution
Mind in Evolution is a seminal philosophical and early psychological work by L. T. Hobhouse that explores the development of mind and intelligence across evolutionary history.
E. The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind is a philosophical and scientific book exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the relationship between quantum mechanics, cosmology, and human understanding.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: A Natural History of Human Thinking
Triple: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, A Natural History of Human Thinking]

Generated description

A Natural History of Human Thinking is a book by Michael Tomasello that explores the evolutionary and developmental origins of human cognition and cooperative reasoning.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Natural History of Human Thinking
Target entity description: A Natural History of Human Thinking is a book by Michael Tomasello that explores the evolutionary and developmental origins of human cognition and cooperative reasoning.

A. The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition is a book by psychologist Michael Tomasello that argues human cognitive abilities are fundamentally shaped by uniquely human forms of social interaction and cultural learning.
B. The Evolution of Minds
The Evolution of Minds is a philosophical and scientific exploration by Daniel Dennett that traces how consciousness and human intelligence emerged from simple biological beginnings through evolutionary processes.
C. The Adapted Mind
The Adapted Mind is a foundational book in evolutionary psychology that argues the human mind consists of numerous evolved, domain-specific psychological mechanisms shaped by natural selection.
D. Mind in Evolution
Mind in Evolution is a seminal philosophical and early psychological work by L. T. Hobhouse that explores the development of mind and intelligence across evolutionary history.
E. The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind is a philosophical and scientific book exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the relationship between quantum mechanics, cosmology, and human understanding.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d886cd18288190b006abab23f811b7`	completed	April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e3d8f6a0c08190a838279b83b55b72`	completed	April 18, 2026, 7:18 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a012ed472d48190bc6aed49464dc1ff`	completed	May 11, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a012fe2a1b081909483baef845cc2c1`	completed	May 11, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0130c2ad9881909d8a8b64ebb59aa6`	completed	May 11, 2026, 1:28 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.