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鈥榃rong number? Let鈥檚 chat鈥 Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials to make connections

鈥榃rong number? Let鈥檚 chat鈥 Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials to make connections


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Research into how Maasai in Tanzania use their phones shows how dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.听Anthropology Professor J. Terrence McCabe and colleagues share on The Conversation.