Earth To Earth: The Human Composting Funeral Killer
Composting the dead is the latest low carbon alternative to the traditional funeral. But, as always in South Mimms, the idea gets taken a little too f...
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Did George Washington Really Have Wooden Teeth?
One of Business Studies lecturers thnks so, and he's set up a company to market wooden dentures! The problem is that the whole 'wooden teeth...
Should Every Organization Have a Chief Contradictory Officer?
Organizations full of 'Yes Men' and 'Yes Women' don't thrive over the long-term. That's why the new trend is to put some...
The Man Who Was Mistaken for a Bus Stop
It's a rare psychological phenomenon; when you stand at the curb, buses think you're a bus stop and it's not just in your mind. Absurd?...
Is Everywhere Nowhere?
The more you look, the more places become the same. The rise of the modern 'non-place' is relentless. So, if everywhere is nowhere and can b...
PurgoCoin: The Crypto Currency That Gets You Into Heaven Faster
The rise of Bitcoin and the Blockchain seems inexorable. Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is, it's claimed, about to revolutionise money and banking....
Why it Pays to be Vague
It pays to be vague, sometimes. Possibly. Too much certainty is actually a bad thing. Maybe. Our Professor of Vagueness explains, in a roundabout way,...
Why Going Back to the Office is the Most Human Thing To Do
Should you go back to the office? Do you want to? Our anthropologists believe it's the most human thing to do. It's a key location that help...
Press One for Extinction
Another of our MOREDIBLE short stories. We all hate those (often AI generated) welcome messages you get when you phone your bank or utility provider. ...
The Slow Train to Happiness
A short story from South Mimms U's new MOREDIBLE service created by our drama and creative writing departments. In this story, a professor of Ha...