How landline phones made us happy and connected
- Written by Barbara Keys, Associate Professor of US and International History, University of Melbourne
Phone calls create an opportunity for genuine exchange that written communication lacks.Flickr/PhotoAtelier, CC BY-SA
Smartphones and the internet have revolutionised society, commerce, and politics, reshaping how we work and play, and how our brains are wired. They have even revolutionised how revolutions are made.
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