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…1 min read·Sep 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…2 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Mar 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.2 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Dec 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.2 min read·Dec 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…2 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·Dec 14, 2017----