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OODA Loop & Evolutionary Epistemology of John Boyd by Chuck Spinney

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What it is

Chuck Spinney, a long-time associate of John Boyd, presents Boyd's thinking on the OODA loop and evolutionary epistemology. The talk runs about two and a half hours and includes Q&A.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN readers recommend it as the way to learn what Boyd actually meant by OODA, straight from a collaborator, rather than from the popularized loop diagram.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I've been enjoying this video series with interviews of Boyd's surviving collaborators”

    Interview with Boyd's collaborator clarifying what Boyd meant

    jmcalvay, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Decisions”

  2. “It shows the thinking method behind the OODA Loop--Evolutionary Epistemology”

    Original presentation by Boyd's associate on the thinking behind OODA

    jasonra, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Decisions”

  3. “An interesting video from another time this came up on HN”

    Interesting video; Q&A also worth a look

    aspenmayer, 2025-06 · Recommendation · in “Successful people set constraints rather than chasing goals”

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Topics: ooda loop, john boyd, military strategy, decision making, epistemology

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