Creator of the CloudSpotter app, winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books and founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society, Gavin has just given a talk on cloudspotting at TEDGlobal June 2013.

Cloudspotting, he told, "doesn't have a purpose and won't help you solve any of the world's problems, which is precisely why it's so important. To breathe, relax and see the wonder in the mundane." In a delightful talk, he showed some rather evocative photography of clouds, and reminded overachieving TED attendees that having your head in the clouds is actually no bad thing. Read more or watch it online



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