Idea Chemistry Archive

The archive for the newsletter of the Gunkel Global Renaissance Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preserving American futurist Patrick Gunkel's legacy and vision.

Gunkel's Writings
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Mar 30, 2026
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8 min read
Gunkel Helped NASA Imagine First Contact with AliensYou'll never believe what happened next... or actually, maybe you will.
Andrew McIntosh
Gunkel's Writings
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Mar 23, 2026
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8 min read
Patrick Gunkel's Amazon.com Profile Is a Treasure Trove of Information But also a portal to further mystery
Andrew McIntosh
Mar 16, 2026
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14 min read
If You Think the DMV Is Hell, Just Try Writing a New Wikipedia ArticleAn article on ideonomy now exists, and it's high time!
Andrew McIntosh
Academia
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Mar 9, 2026
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8 min read
My Gunkel-Related Research Was Just Published in an Academic JournalI didn't mention Gunkel in the article, but a Hudson Institute report Gunkel worked on was prominently featured
Andrew McIntosh
Academia
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Mar 2, 2026
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8 min read
Updating Patrick Gunkel's Wikipedia PageAnd now there is a picture of him and Sinbad
Andrew McIntosh
Hudson Institute
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Feb 23, 2026
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7 min read
Why Was Gunkel So Obsessed with His Charts?Hint: they're basically visual lists.
Andrew McIntosh
Academia
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Feb 16, 2026
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5 min read
Did Patrick Gunkel Really Invent Ideonomy?It's kind of a trick question.
Andrew McIntosh
LIMITATIONS
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Feb 9, 2026
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7 min read
Gunkel Had a "Beautiful Mind" and This Chart-Drawing Proves ItAlmost nobody has ever seen this image before
Andrew McIntosh
Gunkel's Writings
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Feb 2, 2026
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11 min read
Why Humanity Desperately Needs a Theory of IdeasPart 1 of an intermittent 8-part series that will take you step by step through Patrick Gunkel's magnificent science of ideas
Andrew McIntosh
Gunkel's Writings
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Jan 26, 2026
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8 min read
Patrick Gunkel Was the Archetypical  American Genius DropoutLong before it became a thing
Andrew McIntosh
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Idea Chemistry Archive

Gunkel Helped NASA Imagine First Contact with Aliens

Patrick Gunkel's Amazon.com Profile Is a Treasure Trove of Information

If You Think the DMV Is Hell, Just Try Writing a New Wikipedia Article

My Gunkel-Related Research Was Just Published in an Academic Journal

Updating Patrick Gunkel's Wikipedia Page

Why Was Gunkel So Obsessed with His Charts?

Did Patrick Gunkel Really Invent Ideonomy?

Gunkel Had a "Beautiful Mind" and This Chart-Drawing Proves It

Why Humanity Desperately Needs a Theory of Ideas

Patrick Gunkel Was the Archetypical American Genius Dropout

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