Andrew McIntosh

The world's foremost authority on futurist Patrick Gunkel. Writer and project manager, now getting into machine learning/AI. Views are my own and do not represent my employer.

Gunkel's Writings

Gunkel Helped NASA Imagine First Contact with Aliens

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

Gunkel Helped NASA Imagine First Contact with Aliens

You'll never believe what happened next... or actually, maybe you will.

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Gunkel's Writings

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

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

Mar 16, 2026

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14 min read

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

An article on ideonomy now exists, and it's high time!

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Academia

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

Mar 9, 2026

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8 min read

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

I didn't mention Gunkel in the article, but a Hudson Institute report Gunkel worked on was prominently featured

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Academia

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Updating Patrick Gunkel's Wikipedia Page

Mar 2, 2026

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8 min read

Updating Patrick Gunkel's Wikipedia Page

And now there is a picture of him and Sinbad

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Hudson Institute

Why Was Gunkel So Obsessed with His Charts?

Feb 23, 2026

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7 min read

Why Was Gunkel So Obsessed with His Charts?

Hint: they're basically visual lists.

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Academia

Did Patrick Gunkel Really Invent Ideonomy?

Feb 16, 2026

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5 min read

Did Patrick Gunkel Really Invent Ideonomy?

It's kind of a trick question.

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LIMITATIONS

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

Feb 9, 2026

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7 min read

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

Almost nobody has ever seen this image before

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Gunkel's Writings

Why Humanity Desperately Needs a Theory of Ideas

Feb 2, 2026

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11 min read

Why Humanity Desperately Needs a Theory of Ideas

Part 1 of an intermittent 8-part series that will take you step by step through Patrick Gunkel's magnificent science of ideas

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Gunkel's Writings

Patrick Gunkel Was the Archetypical American Genius Dropout

Jan 26, 2026

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8 min read

Patrick Gunkel Was the Archetypical American Genius Dropout

Long before it became a thing

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Gunkel's Writings

This Early Gunkel List Will Blow Your Mind

Jan 19, 2026

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6 min read

This Early Gunkel List Will Blow Your Mind

And what's his deal with lists, anyway?

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Gunkel's Writings

Patrick Gunkel's Stunning Career To-Do List

Jan 12, 2026

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7 min read

Patrick Gunkel's Stunning Career To-Do List

Written when he was only 23

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Edward Fredkin

Jan 5, 2026

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5 min read

Launching the World's First Newsletter Dedicated to American Futurist Patrick Gunkel

Are you all-in on Gunkel? I sure am.

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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

This Early Gunkel List Will Blow Your Mind

Patrick Gunkel's Stunning Career To-Do List

Launching the World's First Newsletter Dedicated to American Futurist Patrick Gunkel

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