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hypem.com After some new music but not sure what to download? Check out Hype Machine which contains music blogs from around the world to keep up with all the latest sounds. www.theguardian.com/tv-andradio/2016/sep/07/27-podcaststo-make-you-smarter?CMP=fb_gu Rather listen to something? How about this list of 27 podcasts to make you smarter? www.youtube.com/user/ minutephysics Perhaps you want a science fix? Try MinutePhysics where you get all you need to give you a great background in physics in minute size bites! www.jpl.nasa.gov/apps Or if you want to really head out of this world visit the NASA JPL page and download apps of space images or interactive games. LITTLE A T U O B A W HO G? LIGHT READIN www.tes.com/news/tes-magazine/ tes-magazine/26-books-read-going-university This Times Educational Supplement article recommends 26 books that you should read before going to university. How many have you read? Or maybe a bit of popular science, maths or philosophy is more your thing? Here are a few suggestions to get you started. BIOLOGY ✱✱ The selfish gene by Richard Dawkins ✱✱ How we live and why we die by Lewis Wolpert ✱✱ The man who mistook his wife for a hat by Oliver Sacks CHEMISTRY ✱✱ www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/ collection/3137/catalyst A science magazine for students aged 14-19. ✱✱ Why chemical reactions happen by Keeler and Wothers ✱✱ The chemistry of explosives by Jacqueline Akhavan ✱✱ The periodic kingdom by Peter Atkins ✱✱ Bad science by Ben Goldacre CONTINUED IGNIS 9