Find out how about the Slave Leia costume dilemma, meet Thor’s daughter–the fittest woman in the world, learn some life hacks, see why thermostats might soon be cool, and hear an inspiring cover of John Lennon’s Imagine!

1. Slave Leia PSA: How to rock your costume, starring Kaley Cuoco
2. Who is the …

Five quick links, including women’s self-defense footage, healthy recipes, NaNoWriMo tips, a beta version of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and 10 free online classes to level-up your life.

1. Awesome women’s self-defense footage: From about 1947. Note that she’s in heels and wears the flirty …

Weekend reading links for 23 September 2011, including: sushi etiquette, cultural insights from 5 million books, Bartitsu demonstration, and great science discoveries.

1. Culturomics: What We Learned from 5 Million Books: Great TED talk on some cultural insights from digitizing and processing 5 …