Our Closest Relatives: Chimps, Bonobos, And... Ants?
October 5, 2026
First, the MBTA's rolling out a new system where bus cameras will monitor and – eventually – ticket cars in bus lanes. We’ll hear from GBH’s Jeremy Siegel about the change, plus transit reporter Jose Martinez on a similar system already in place in New York City.
Then, Author and humorist Eli Burnstein talks about his new book Phrased & Confused: The Curious Meanings of Timeless Quotations.
After, Entomologist Mark Moffett discusses warring ant populations on the west coast, and how ants’ approach to conflict mirrors our own.
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