Emily Woodhouse

Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Environmental Anthropology and Human Ecology at UCL

The Conversation
A Maasai man receives a call on his mobile phone.

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

Maasai in Tanzania use their mobile phones all the time — usually to communicate with people they already know. But dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.