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A New Era of Comfort: Wharton Research Shows The Rise of Smartphone Dependence

A New Era of Comfort: Wharton Research Shows The Rise of Smartphone Dependence

Wharton Associate Marketing Professor shares new research on how our smartphones act as security blankets

This Week in Business · Wharton Podcast Network

October 24, 202412m 14s

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Shiri Melumad, Wharton Associate Professor of Marketing, joins the show to discuss why we use our smartphones as a security blanket and the psychological benefits that smartphones offer beyond functionality.

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