Exiting ‘Doctor Who’ Star Peter Capaldi Comforts a Sad 9-Year-Old Fan

Nothing can keep this Doctor away from comforting his fans. Peter Capaldi had an emotional exit from Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas special “Twice Upon a Time,” which saw the Twelfth Doctor regenerating into the Thirteenth Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker. It’s all a part of the history of Doctor Who, which has been replacing its stars since the long-running BBC science-fiction show […]

The best advice I’ve ever received about stress came from my 9-year-old

Joshua Roberts/Reuters Author Wanda Thibodeaux writes about a morning where she dreaded a car ride she had to take later in the day. Her 9-year-old daughter piped up and said “If you just focus on what you need to, you’ll be fine.” It made her realize that reducing worries and stress comes down to ignoring the ‘what-ifs’ and […]

A 9-year-old asked NASA for a job defending Earth from aliens — and the space agency personally responded

NASA When NASA posted a job description for its “planetary protection officer” role, the space agency was fishing for candidates with advanced degrees and experience working on interplanetary missions. What it did not expect, however, was an earnest letter from nine-year-old Jack Davis: a fourth-grader who wrote the space agency asking if he could apply. […]