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.

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
Charts
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Jun 15, 2026
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7 min read
"The Mass-Production of Ideas via Ideas that Generate Ideas."An immediate pre-history of ideonomy, part 2 of 2.
Andrew McIntosh
Charts for the Mind
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Jun 8, 2026
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7 min read
Here Are the Charts Gunkel Made Right Before His Ideonomy BreakthroughAn immediate pre-history of ideonomy, part 1 of 2.
Andrew McIntosh
Jun 1, 2026
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5 min read
Have You Been Mispronouncing "Ideonomy" This Entire Time?Another trick headline to drive engagement. But seriously, have you?
Andrew McIntosh
Academia
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May 25, 2026
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8 min read
The Incredible Afterlife of Patrick Gunkel's List of 638 Personality TraitsMost of the researchers citing Gunkel seem to have no idea who he was
Andrew McIntosh
Archival Materials
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May 18, 2026
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4 min read
Did Police Brutality Instill a Hatred of Authority in Patrick Gunkel? Gunkel suffered significant trauma twice at the hands of the police
Andrew McIntosh
Archival Materials
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May 11, 2026
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5 min read
Patrick Gunkel's Self-Destructive Personality in His Own WordsAnd how some of his friends managed to survive it
Andrew McIntosh
Alan McHenry
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May 4, 2026
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5 min read
Did You Notice a Page Was Missing from Gunkel's Manuscript?Even if you didn't, don't worry... I got you covered.
Andrew McIntosh
Archival Materials
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Apr 27, 2026
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6 min read
"It's High Intensity Play. It's Right on the Edge. It's a Little Scary."Gunkel's research in idea chemistry was already well advanced by August 1984
Andrew McIntosh
Herman Kahn
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Apr 20, 2026
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13 min read
What Is "Idea Chemistry" and Why's It So Important for Ideonomy?Part 2 of an intermittent 8-part series that will take you step by step through Patrick Gunkel's magnificent science of ideas
Andrew McIntosh
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Idea Chemistry Archive

Patrick Gunkel Invented the Largest Cognitive Tool Humanity Has Ever Seen

"The Mass-Production of Ideas via Ideas that Generate Ideas."

Here Are the Charts Gunkel Made Right Before His Ideonomy Breakthrough

Have You Been Mispronouncing "Ideonomy" This Entire Time?

The Incredible Afterlife of Patrick Gunkel's List of 638 Personality Traits

Did Police Brutality Instill a Hatred of Authority in Patrick Gunkel?

Patrick Gunkel's Self-Destructive Personality in His Own Words

Did You Notice a Page Was Missing from Gunkel's Manuscript?

"It's High Intensity Play. It's Right on the Edge. It's a Little Scary."

What Is "Idea Chemistry" and Why's It So Important for Ideonomy?

IDEA CHEMISTRY