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'Wrong number? Let's chat' Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials to make connections

  • Written by Timothy D. Baird, Associate Professor of Geography, Virginia Tech
imageA Maasai man receives a call on his mobile phone.Timothy D. Baird/Virginia Tech, CC BY-ND

Sometimes wrong numbers work. On the East African savanna, Maasai herders can form important new social connections when they misdial their mobile phones, our new study of these communities found. Maasai have traditionally lived in relatively independent,...

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