Tom Sheldon studied Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics before joining the Science Media Centre in 2008. Fukushima, climate change, GM crops, electronic cigarettes, diet and vaccination are just a few of the high profile media stories Tom has worked on over the years; in each case it is vitally important that the voices of researchers are heard among the uproar. When such stories are in the public eye, the Science Media Centre provides a direct route between journalists and scientists to their mutual benefit: ensuring that science, health and environment reporters have constant and immediate access to the best quality, up-to-date evidence, and that scientists get help communicating complex, nuanced evidence through mass media channels.