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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2025 · 29 MIN

Convenience culture's inconvenient truth

from Future Tense · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Humans have an evolutionary bias toward seeking convenience, experts say. But what happens when the desire for convenience becomes a dominant social and economic expectation? Future Tense explores the hidden costs of convenience for the environment and the economy. Making things too easy can in fact be bad for you.GuestsAlison Angus — Head of Practice – Innovation Research, EuromonitorDr Paul Harrison — Director of MBA Programme, Deakin University. Unit Chair of Consumer Behaviour, Department of Marketing, Deakin Business SchoolSloan Wilkins — Founder and Financial Coach, Everyday Money LiveDr Alex Curmi — Consultant psychiatristChris Williams — Founder and Chief Executive, ISB Global

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