Technology
The Call of Violence
In parts of the world, expanding cell-phone coverage brings with it an increase in violent activity.
Jessica Ruvinsky is a science writer based in Santa Monica, California. She was an editor at Discover magazine in New York and has contributed to The Economist, Science, and U.S. News & World Report. She has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from Stanford and a bachelor's degree from Yale.
In parts of the world, expanding cell-phone coverage brings with it an increase in violent activity.
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