Tom Whipple

Tom Whipple is a British journalist. From 2012-2024 he was the science editor at The Times and is now a science correspondent and columnist. He joined the paper in 2006 and has specialized in science since 2012.[1][2]

After attending Reading School in 1993–2000,[3] Whipple studied maths and then computing until 2004 at Churchill College, Cambridge while writing features for the student paper.[4] He was twice named student feature writer of the year by The Guardian[5] and was a member of the Night Climbers.[6][7]

In 2019, Whipple won the silver AAAS Science Journalism Award for his April 2019 story "Caucher Birkar — from asylum seeker to Fields Medal winner at Cambridge" for The Times Magazine.[8] In 2024, he won the opinion or editorial award from the ABSW for his article "lessons from lockdown", published three years on from the first covid-19 pandemic restrictions.[9] And in 2020, he was recognised as science journalist of the year at the Press Awards for his work reporting on the pandemic.[10]

Whipple is a member of the advisory group of the Science Media Centre in London[11] and has supported their view of the role of industry in science.[12]

Books

  • The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War (Bantam, 2023)[13]
  • X and Why: The rules of attraction: why gender still matters (Short Books, 2018)[14]
  • How to Win Games and Beat People: Demolish Your Family and Friends at over 30 Classic Games with Advice from an International Array of Experts (2015)[15]

References

  1. ^ "Tom Whipple | The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.com.
  2. ^ Cecilia Grimaldi (23 September 2024). "A Day in the Life of Tom Whipple, Science Editor at The Times". Association of British Science Writers.
  3. ^ "Gala Dinner". Reading School. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Communicating maths: a journalist's perspective, an interview with Tom Whipple" (Podcast). Living Proof. No. 43. Interviewed by Maha Kaouri; Christie Marr. Isaac Newton Institute. 8 July 2022. Event occurs at 0:50.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ Matt Wells (13 November 2003). "Students repeat Guardian scoop scoop". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Orla Moore (11 April 2019). "The shadowy climbers scaling Cambridge's college rooftops". BBC News.
  7. ^ Erik Olsson (26 November 2022). "'It felt impossibly romantic': the nightclimbers of Cambridge". Varsity.
  8. ^ "Award Winners | AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards". sjawards.aaas.org.
  9. ^ "ABSW Awards 2024: The Winners". ABSW. 2024.
  10. ^ "Past winners". Press Awards. 2020.
  11. ^ "governance". Science Media Centre.
  12. ^ Rebecca Coombes (2023). "Row over ultra-processed foods panel highlights conflicts of interest issue at heart of UK science reporting". BMJ. 383 (1 November 2023): 2514. doi:10.1136/bmj.p2514.
  13. ^ David, Saul (10 May 2023). "The Battle of the Beams by Tom Whipple review — the man who 'broke the beam' and won the war". www.thetimes.com.
  14. ^ Katsoulis, Melissa (30 March 2018). "Review: X and Why: The Rules of Attraction: Why Gender Still Matters by Tom Whipple — the science of human sexuality". www.thetimes.com.
  15. ^ Whipple, Tom. "How To Win Games and Beat People". Library Journal.
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