Matthew Shribman

Matthew Jebediah Shribman, MChem (Oxon) (born 15 June 1989) is an Irish–British science communicator, environmentalist and musician.

Matthew Shribman
Matthew Shribman with 1000 trees outside the UK Parliament.
Born15 June 1989
Stoke-on-Trent
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipIreland and United Kingdom
Alma materMagdalen College, University of Oxford
Websitehttp://www.matthewshribman.com

Shribman is the founder of #NoBeef,[1] an organisation that works with the University of Cambridge[2] to communicate the environmental impact of ruminant meat and reduce its consumption in institutions.

Career

Science communication and environmentalism

In 2017, Shribman gave a talk for TEDx London at the Sadler's Wells Theatre.[3]

The following year, Shribman founded the environmental organisation, #NoBeef.[1]

Shribman has given talks for Extinction Rebellion[4] and at UK festivals including WOMAD,[5] Bestival[6] and Shambala.[7]

In 2019, Shribman organised for 1,000 trees to appear outside the UK parliament,[8] with the first 650 allocated to British MPs.[9][10] Over 400 MPs collected trees.[11][12]

Shribman’s first short film, Losing Ground, about climate change and soil degradation in East Africa, was released in 2019.[13] It was supported by the French Research Institute For Development.[13]

Shribman has appeared on Blue Peter.[14]

He is an editorial advisor to the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers.[15]

In January 2020, Shribman released a short environmental film called Plastic in the Air. The film made the news in Australia,[16] New Zealand[17] and the United Kingdom.[18]

Music

Shribman originally released music under the twin hidden,[19] with childhood friend Sam Lea.[20] The band was supported by BBC Radio 1,[21] Clash[20] , The Guardian[22] and 6Music,[23][24] and in 2017, twin hidden was featured on The Sunday Times' Hottest Tracks.[25] Shribman's music is now released under the name Ash Lad.[26]

References
  1. "British activists' beef as Facebook bans ad in US". The Times.
  2. "#NoBeef Change Pack" (PDF).
  3. "TEDx London 2017".
  4. "Medium: A Speech For Extinction Rebellion, 2019". 16 November 2019.
  5. "The Physics Pavilion returns to WOMAD 2018".
  6. "Science in the Bath at Bestival 2018".
  7. "Shambala: Deep Space, Hallucinogenics & How Armadillos Cross Rivers 2019".
  8. "Druids and drums: my day as a Rebel". Evening Standard.
  9. "Extinction Rebellion activists plant trees outside UK parliament". EuroNews.
  10. "Climate change activists plant trees outside UK parliament". Reuters.
  11. "Ed Miliband defends Extinction Rebellion 'crusties' and backs mass tree planting". Metro.
  12. "Extinction Rebellion: More than 400 MPs join Extinction Rebellion reforesting action calling for billions more trees to be planted". 10 October 2019.
  13. "Video: Losing Ground - Why Is All The Soil Disappearing".
  14. "CBBC: Five top tips to go green".
  15. "WCSFP: Editorial Advisory Committee".
  16. "Plastic in the Air highlights harmful myths about plastic". NewsComAu. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  17. "Scientist Matthew Shribman's dire warning of nanoplastic danger". Newshub. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  18. "Breathing in tiny plastics from tyres and clothes may be slowly killing us all". Metro. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  19. "Stereogum: twin hidden - A Berry Bursts".
  20. "Premiere: Twin Hidden – 'Join Hands'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  21. "07/04/2014, BBC Introducing with Jen and Ally – BBC Radio 1". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  22. Lester, Paul (12 June 2015). "New band of the week: Elvis Depressedly (No 57)". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  23. "BBC Mixtape: 24 Nov 2014". Fresh on the Net. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  24. "With Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, The Tom Robinson Show – BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  25. "New Act Ash Lad Launched Successful Debut". November 2016.
  26. "We Close Tonight: Ash Lad – Riddles".
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