VIDEO: How the weather affects our mood

Published: May 27, 2014 9:53pm EDT

Nick Haslam, The University of Melbourne

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Nick Haslam
Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne

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We often use the weather as a metaphor for how we’re feeling: gloomy, sunny or under a cloud. But how does it actually affect us?

In this episode of TCTV, Nick Haslam describes the influence of sunny skies and rainy days on our moods.

This video is a co-production between SBS World News and The Conversation.

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