We look back over season 2, giving some updates, answering follow up questions, and reminiscing. Highlights include revisiting the cheese moon simulations - can we get it to melt this time? and Alec walks you through his highly requested pizza dough recipe. Yes this is a science podcast.

Timestamps!
0:01:30 - Should I Suncream? - Rhubarb and Marijuana
0:09:08 - Who the Moon? - Much improved molten calculations
0:42:11 - Christmas Bonus 2022 - Christmas Pudding updates
0:47:15 - Where the Gulf Stream? Why was it flagged as explicit.
0:48:26 - What's that Smell? Makes scents
0:49:57 - How'd that get there? "The most depressing episode yet"
0:51:06 - What the Bread? Pizza dough recipe and more baking and Loewenmensch updates
1:19:08 - Nobel Prizes 2023 - Dolly Parton love
1:21:23 - Christmas Bonus 2023 - More tree discussions

I don't want a lot from science,
there is just one thing I need,
I really care about the needles, growing on my Christmas tree,
I just want an episode, with a maximum bird roast
- we'll make your wish come true, all we need, dear listener, is you.

The usual breakdown of sections by time:

0:00:37 Christmas chit chat, featuring curling and shuffleboarding.
0:10:02 Christmas trees - what are they, how do we identify the different Christmas trees, how old can they get?
0:28:49 The story of Alec's Christmas tree, identifying what kind of tree you have.
0:42:13 Explaining our terrible choice and the History of the multi-bird roast
0:51:19 Maximum-bird roast calculation details
1:13:36 Maximum-bird roast results
1:23:21 The vegan alternative that sounds much better

The annual episode where we discuss what this years most prestigious awards for medicine, physics and chemistry were awarded for, and the massive impacts the winners made in their fields to deserve the prize. mRNA vaccines, speaks for itself, but discover the fascinating science and 40 years of incredible hard work and dedication that led to it. Attosecond laser pulses, exploring the strange physics of the ultrafast world and how this could manipulate matter as we know it. And quantum dots - a field very close to Pip's heart. Learn about these fascinating nanomaterials, that utilize quantum mechanics in the most colourful way, and are creeping into our everyday lives (in a good way!).