Tom Whipple

United Kingdom

Science at The Times - Tweets in personal capacity. My book: about boffins, derring do and the radio war https://t.co/za2mmy25r5

Articles

Four decades and endless reports but tidal power is still all at sea

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple
Veterans gather at VE Day memorial service to keep history alive

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple
Bill Gates: Elon Musk’s cuts will kill a million children

6 days ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple

The planet’s formerly wealthiest person is not happy with the current one. Bill Gates said: “The image of the world’s richest man taking steps that over time will kill over a million children? It is a pretty stark one.” Elon Musk, who has overseen massive cuts to the US overseas aid budget, “has not been out to see kids dying”, Gates added. In his work with his foundation, Gates is, conversely, rather familiar with children dying. Thanks in part to Musk, he thinks there will soon be more of them.
The best exhibitions in London and the UK to book for May 2025

6 days ago | thetimes.com | Laura Freeman |Nancy Durrant |Tom Whipple |Jack Blackburn

Below is a round-up of the best art our critics have seen in recent months across the UK. From Renaissance chalk sketches to rotting apples, miniatures and Picasso prints, it’s a varied list. Which exhibitions have you enjoyed recently? Let us know in the comments. The Barbican, LondonRecognition came relatively quickly after Noah Davis moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s and began painting in earnest.
What's that Flipper? Scientists listen in on incredulous whistling dolphins

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple
The Trump Brain Drain

1 week ago | airmail.news | Tom Whipple

It is, said the president of the Australian Academy of Science, an “urgent and unparalleled opportunity” to grab the best U.S. minds for Australia. The president of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore agrees, but thinks the chaos in U.S. academia is, instead, a “golden opportunity” for Asian universities. Au contraire, says President Macron of France.
Horse steak and surviving flak, RAF hero tells story for first time

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple
What would a net-zero UK look like in 2050?

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple

It is December 31, 2049, a crisp, windless night. In Westminster, crowds watch the hands of Big Ben approach midnight. In Loch Ness, a pumped storage scheme built precisely for when conditions are crisp and windless, provides the electricity to light its face. In the well-insulated homes of those watching on TV, it also powers heat pumps that keep less adventurous revellers warm. Above Trafalgar Square, the fireworks begin.
Αγώνας δρόμου για αξιοποίηση του επιστημονικού δυναμικού που μεταναστεύει λόγω του Τραμπ

1 week ago | parapolitika.gr | Tom Whipple

Ποιος θα επωφεληθεί από την έξοδο των Αμερικανών επιστημόνων που εγκαταλείπουν τη μάχη λόγω ιδεολογίας ή χρημάτων, ρωτά ο Tom Whipple Όπως δηλώνει ο πρόεδρος της Αυστραλιανή Ακαδημίας Επιστημών (Australian Academy of Science), πρόκειται για μια «επείγουσα και απαράμιλλη ευκαιρία» να προσελκύσουμε τα καλύτερα μυαλά των ΗΠΑ στην Αυστραλία.
Tower of London fills with poppies again to mark VE day salute

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple