January 22, 20253 min readWhy Does Snow Bring Childlike Joy?Snow’s appeal is more than just a fond nostalgia for childhood days away from schoolBy Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin FrasierJust a few degrees’ difference can turn a dreary rainy day into a nigh on magical scene straight out of a snow globe. “It’s more glorious and beautiful than everything else” in weather, says Alan Stewart, a weather and climate psychologist at the University of Georgia. Of course, snow has its haters, but there are some powerful scientific...
