Triple

T3425150
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tyler Volk E72211 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be
"Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be" is a scientific and philosophical book by Tyler Volk that traces the emergence of complexity in the universe from subatomic particles to human culture.
E356876 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: Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be | Statement: [Tyler Volk, notableWork, Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be
Context triple: [Tyler Volk, notableWork, Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be]
  • A. From Quarks to the Cosmos
    From Quarks to the Cosmos is a popular science book that explores fundamental particles and forces to explain how modern physics understands the origin and structure of the universe.
  • B. The Nature of Culture
    The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
  • C. The Third Chimpanzee
    The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
  • D. Cosmic Apprentice: Dispatches from the Edges of Science
    Cosmic Apprentice: Dispatches from the Edges of Science is a collection of essays by science writer Dorion Sagan that explores cutting-edge ideas in science, philosophy, and culture through an accessible, speculative lens.
  • E. On the Making of Man
    On the Making of Man is a theological and philosophical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the creation, nature, and purpose of humanity within a Christian framework.
  • 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: Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be
Triple: [Tyler Volk, notableWork, Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be]
Generated description
"Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be" is a scientific and philosophical book by Tyler Volk that traces the emergence of complexity in the universe from subatomic particles to human culture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be
Target entity description: "Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be" is a scientific and philosophical book by Tyler Volk that traces the emergence of complexity in the universe from subatomic particles to human culture.
  • A. From Quarks to the Cosmos
    From Quarks to the Cosmos is a popular science book that explores fundamental particles and forces to explain how modern physics understands the origin and structure of the universe.
  • B. The Nature of Culture
    The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
  • C. The Third Chimpanzee
    The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
  • D. Cosmic Apprentice: Dispatches from the Edges of Science
    Cosmic Apprentice: Dispatches from the Edges of Science is a collection of essays by science writer Dorion Sagan that explores cutting-edge ideas in science, philosophy, and culture through an accessible, speculative lens.
  • E. On the Making of Man
    On the Making of Man is a theological and philosophical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the creation, nature, and purpose of humanity within a Christian framework.
  • 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_69ad85ae14308190bcbc25cfa0246c0b completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb97fa2d88190a79cb8c7be4b3696 completed March 8, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b354766bcc81909fb3124262c93f8f completed March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b35565a688819096c7e5fdf8e944bf completed March 13, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b355efa89c8190bf9b2eb3c41257b3 completed March 13, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.