Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Cloudy with a chance of joy
Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Nublado con posibilidad de alegría.
Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney shows how seemingly idle pursuits provide unexpected paths to appreciating overlooked wonders. Full bio
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el procesamiento computacional
ni siquiera notan las propias nubes
pensamientos de cielo azul.
especie de afecto por las nubes.
de la luz del Sol estallando
que va a robar un banco.
de esas manchas de tinta,
las formas que ven en las nubes,
momento de angustia existencial.
las nubes es totalmente injusta.
y poético de la naturaleza.
Es un cirro, nombre que viene
la parte superior de la troposfera.
conocidas como mechones caídos.
para sobrepasar la montaña,
en cadena que se extiende hacia el exterior
puede encontrarse en lo cotidiano.
todos aquí, en TED, ¿cierto?
hacia arriba en la atmósfera.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gavin Pretor-Pinney - CloudspotterCloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney shows how seemingly idle pursuits provide unexpected paths to appreciating overlooked wonders.
Why you should listen
As co-founder of The Idler magazine, Gavin Pretor-Pinney is a longtime advocate of the joys of time ill-spent. In The Cloudspotter's Guide and The Cloud Collector's Handbook, he tackles the idlest pursuit of all: cloudwatching.
Pretor-Pinney’s blend of tranquil appreciation and hard science have floated his cloud books to the top of bestseller lists. For Pretor-Pinney, clouds illustrate how mundane phenomena reveal the complex vectors that connect the natural wonders around us.
Pretor-Pinney is also the author of The Wavewatcher's Companion.
Gavin Pretor-Pinney | Speaker | TED.com