Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensVernon Edwards, Dinosaurs and Science Fiction at the Horniman.A short video featuring the models of Vernon Edwards on display in the natural history galleries at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in…Sep 11, 2019Sep 11, 2019
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensM-Class PlanetsBack in the 1960s, the tv show Star Trek developed some conventions, basically for the convenience of storylines and production budgets…Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensRollerball (1975)At first glance, Norman Jewison’s 1975 film Rollerball is easy to pin down. The film is based around three games of an ultraviolet future…Jan 21, 2019Jan 21, 2019
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensX… The Unknown.As part of an ongoing podcast series (titled Hammered) examining every film released by the British production company Hammer, I recently…Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensA Podcast Begins…Each of these podcasts will examine a set of relationships between natural history and science fiction.Feb 2, 2018Feb 2, 2018
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensSilent SpringRachel Carson’s Silent Spring, originally published in 1962, warns of the devastating consequences of the misuse of chemicals on the…Jan 5, 2018Jan 5, 2018
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensWhat is science fiction? A failure of definition.Questions of definitions of science fiction have continued to define the very existence of the field or genre. Issues of definitions are…Dec 17, 2017Dec 17, 2017
Dan SmithinHorniman Museum and GardensA brief few words of introduction…A short introduction to my tenure as the first Horniman Museum Art, Design and Natural History Fellow.Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Dan SmithinSF and Natural HistoryWhat is science fiction? A failure of definition.Questions of definitions of science fiction have continued to define the very existence of the field or genre. Issues of definitions are…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Dan SmithinSF and Natural HistorySilent SpringRachel Carson’s Silent Spring, originally published in 1962, warns of the devastating consequences of the misuse of chemicals on the…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017