The Curiosity Desk

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.