And is the weather really responsible for morphing us into social butterflies ready to tackle anything or socially reclusive, grumpy sloths? The findings, titled 'Regional Ambient Temperature Is Associated With Human Personality', were published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. The study even worked out the temperature that makes us the most agreeable, emotionally stable and open to new experiences. And that's good news for Sydneysiders, because 22 degrees is roughly the average temperature of Sydney in December. The psychology researchers conclude with a warning: as climate change brings higher average temperatures and greater extremes, our personality traits may gradually shift.

Source: Huffington Post November 27, 2017 23:26 UTC