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I am made of atoms — 7,000 trillion trillion of them. How did I teach them to tie my shoes? Or did they teach me?

The emails were to go to future brides. Pinterest hoped to help them plan their special day. But many email recipients weren't tying the knot — they just showed interest in wedding related content.

Also: finalists for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; the history of creativity.

Coming in below expectations, the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs in August. Still, the survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a percent.

Belle & Sebastian songwriter Stuart Murdoch imbues God Help The Girlwith his band's sensibility, for good and ill. Tim Sutton's Memphisbrings an elegant portrait of a wandering soul singer.

Animal trainer Ian Dunbar says we need to see the world through the eyes of our dogs if we want to really communicate with them.

Writer Jon Mooallem tells the story of the teddy bear, and considers how the tales we tell about wild animals have real consequences for a species' chance of survival — and the natural world at large.

The diet industry generates billions of dollars annually, but it is built on razor-thin evidence about what is best for any person. And it's likely that one diet type doesn't fit all.

A driver spotted the highly venomous snake and called authorities. It was captured without incident.

What do our dogs think when they look at us? Poet Billy Collins imagines the inner life of a former canine companion.