Five wonderful ways that Sylvia Hermann changed my life

5x5 This Sunday, October 16, would have been Sylvia Hermann’s 42nd birthday. It’s an important date for me, but it’s hard to know what to do with it other than just bemoaning the fact that she’s gone. That doesn’t seem enough for…

Five things that will never be the same without Sylvia Hermann

5x5 This Sunday, October 16, would have been Sylvia Hermann’s 42nd birthday.

It’s no surprise that your life changes when you lose someone — almost overnight—but it is surprising how deep those…

My five favourite vacations with Sylvia Hermann

5x5 This Sunday, October 16, would have been Sylvia Hermann’s 42nd birthday. It’s a date she enjoyed filling with friends and fun even more than she did most of the time.

Five ways to celebrate Sylvia Hermann’s life

5x5 This Sunday, October 16, would have been Sylvia Hermann’s 42nd birthday. But…

Five ways that stone-smashing capuchins show that humans aren’t so special

5x5 Capuchin monkeys who smash rocks together have cast doubt on the idea that making tools is unique to humans, and shed light on the inspiration for early tools.

Five ways trickster apes are more like us than we think

5x5 Do you know what I’m thinking? Understanding that other people are thinking different things to ourselves is called the theory of mind — it’s something children develop in their pre-school years and a challenge which often appears…