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.

Wikipedia
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Aug 24, 2026
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4 min read
Raising Awareness about Patrick Gunkel: A Personal AppealI'm not asking for money, but I do need help.
Andrew McIntosh
Gunkel's Writings
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Aug 17, 2026
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3 min read
Gunkel's Highest-Profile Publication Is Going to Shock YouThis isn't hyperbole. It will.
Andrew McIntosh
Gunkel's Writings
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Aug 10, 2026
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15 min read
How Would Gunkel Feel About Today's AI? This Essay Might Hold a Clue.“On the Use and Proliferation of Advanced Surveillance Systems” Is One of Patrick Gunkel's Most Coherent and Prescient Essays
Andrew McIntosh
Gunkel's Writings
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Aug 3, 2026
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5 min read
Patrick Gunkel Proposed a "Manhattan Project in AI" Way Before It Was CoolThese original Gunkel documents may rewrite the history of artificial intelligence as a national security issue... will anyone care?
Andrew McIntosh
ORDERS
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Jul 27, 2026
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8 min read
You Can't Understand Ideonomy Without Knowing What Gunkel Meant by "Order"Gunkel's Holy Grail was also the thing he struggled the most to explain.
Andrew McIntosh
Edward Fredkin
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Jul 20, 2026
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8 min read
Why Did MIT Suddenly Restrict Access to ALL of Edward Fredkin's Papers?Begun, the archive wars have?
Andrew McIntosh
The Ideonomy Project
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Jul 13, 2026
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6 min read
Patrick Gunkel Through the Eyes of Texas Writer Billy Porterfield Austin American-Statesman columnist Billy Porterfield chronicled Gunkel's Austin adventures in a series of wild newspaper columns between 1989 and 1992
Andrew McIntosh
MIT Website
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Jul 6, 2026
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6 min read
The Sleeper AwakensAfter nearly 20 years, the MIT ideonomy website has suddenly undergone an overhaul. What lies ahead?
Andrew McIntosh
Charts for the Mind
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Jun 29, 2026
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3 min read
5 More Gunkel Charts That Show the Vast Scope of "Charts for the Mind"These original never-before-seen archival materials illuminate the massive scope Gunkel planned for his failed commercial venture.
Andrew McIntosh
The Gunkel Method
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Jun 22, 2026
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10 min read
Patrick Gunkel Invented the Largest Cognitive Tool Humanity Has Ever Seen Element 3 of Gunkel's science of ideas. He basically took the way his mind worked and put it down on paper.
Andrew McIntosh
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Idea Chemistry Archive

Raising Awareness about Patrick Gunkel: A Personal Appeal

Gunkel's Highest-Profile Publication Is Going to Shock You

How Would Gunkel Feel About Today's AI? This Essay Might Hold a Clue.

Patrick Gunkel Proposed a "Manhattan Project in AI" Way Before It Was Cool

You Can't Understand Ideonomy Without Knowing What Gunkel Meant by "Order"

Why Did MIT Suddenly Restrict Access to ALL of Edward Fredkin's Papers?

Patrick Gunkel Through the Eyes of Texas Writer Billy Porterfield

The Sleeper Awakens

5 More Gunkel Charts That Show the Vast Scope of "Charts for the Mind"

Patrick Gunkel Invented the Largest Cognitive Tool Humanity Has Ever Seen

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