Tom Whipple

<p>Tom Whipple is the science editor at <em>The Times</em>, and a bad loser. He has spent countless hours phoning experts and distilling their knowledge—normally about somewhat more serious subjects than games. He has been a feature writer for <em>Times2</em> and contributes features for <em>The Economist Intelligent Life</em>, among other magazines. His wife has stopped playing Scrabble with him because, she claims, he is the sort of person who learns all the two-letter words without knowing their meaning.</p>