Gunkel's Writings

Anything Gunkel wrote, whether books, editorials, online comments, etc.

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Gunkel's Reaction to 9/11, and Some of My Own Personal History

Sep 14, 2026

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6 min read

Gunkel's Reaction to 9/11, and Some of My Own Personal History

Gunkel saw where things were headed on Day One and refused to let politicians manipulate him.

Andrew McIntosh

Gunkel's Writings

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

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

This isn't hyperbole. It will.

Andrew McIntosh

Gunkel's Writings

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

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

Aug 3, 2026

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5 min read

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

These original Gunkel documents may rewrite the history of artificial intelligence as a national security issue... will anyone care?

Andrew McIntosh

Gunkel's Writings

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There’s Much More to Know about Gunkel’s Work for the Hudson Institute

Apr 6, 2026

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11 min read

There’s Much More to Know about Gunkel’s Work for the Hudson Institute

Gunkel left a paper trail that shows he was a serious futurist; here are some of his “greatest hits”

Andrew McIntosh

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.

Andrew McIntosh

Gunkel's Writings

Mar 23, 2026

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4 min read

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

But also a portal to further mystery

Andrew McIntosh

Gunkel's Writings

Why Humanity Desperately Needs a Theory of Ideas

Feb 2, 2026

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6 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

Andrew McIntosh

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

Andrew McIntosh

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?

Andrew McIntosh

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

Andrew McIntosh

Gunkel's Writings

Gunkel's Reaction to 9/11, and Some of My Own Personal History

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

There’s Much More to Know about Gunkel’s Work for the Hudson Institute

Gunkel Helped NASA Imagine First Contact with Aliens

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

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

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