Tom Whipple

Tom Whipple is the science writer and special correspondent at The Times, and the presenter of Inside Science on BBC Radio 4. He covers everything from archaeology to zoology. During the course of his job he has visited the tunnels below Cern and the top of Mont Blanc above it. He has seen the inside of the world's hottest sauna and the world's most irradiated nature reserve. He has interviewed Stephen Hawking and Jedward. He has been arrested in three different countries.
As well as The Times, he has written for the Guardian and The Economist. He has been twice named science journalist of the year, including for his coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.