Joel Fernando

Joel Fernando is an underground filmmaker and experimental audio/visual communicator based in New York City. Email him at Hello@JoelFernando.com or follow him on Instagram.

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June 9 2014 11:50 AMWatch Jon Snow Silently Brood Again and Again (and Again)Rachael Larimore and Joel Fernando
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May 6 2014 4:32 PMThe Things You Find When You Mine in AustraliaThe curious chemical composition of putnisite, our newest mineral.Joel Fernando
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April 23 2014 6:28 PMHow Do Harmless Bacteria Become Deadly?​Scientists are analyzing different strains in an attempt to find out.Joel Fernando
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April 7 2014 12:59 PMThe Lime Squeeze Why U.S. grocery stores are demanding 50 cents or more per lime.Joel Fernando
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March 23 2014 2:24 PMThe (Robotic) Sex Industry of the FutureEletronic red-light districts and stripper bots are upon us.  Joel Fernando
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March 14 2014 12:41 PMThe Things You Learn When You Give a Dog an MRIThey really are sensitive to their owner’s state of mind.Joel Fernando
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Sept. 19 2013 7:15 AMSnake Robots May Soon Be Slinking Around MarsJoel Fernando
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Sept. 5 2013 9:15 AMNew Grand Theft Auto Voice Actors Include Real Gang Members Joel Fernando
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Aug. 13 2013 11:56 AMDogs Share “Contagious” Yawns More With Their Owners Than Strangers (VIDEO)Joel Fernando
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May 20 2014 2:33 PMThe Purple Bear That Took ChinaHow a small lavender farm made a stuffed bear so popular that the Chinese government got involved.Joel Fernando
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April 30 2014 4:49 PMThe Time to Start Hoarding Lobsters Is Now​The Maine lobster population is in the midst of a steady decline.Joel Fernando
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April 14 2014 4:41 PMWhat if a Single Protein Could Make Our Organs Repair Themselves?Forget growing ears in labs.Joel Fernando
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March 31 2014 6:28 PMThe Surprising Intelligence of GoatsYelling isn’t the only thing they can do like humans.Joel Fernando
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March 20 2014 2:53 PMCan Bowie Worship Save This Remote Australian Town?It worked with Elvis.Joel Fernando
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March 11 2014 4:37 PMHow Long Before Pisa Is Underwater? The Statue of Liberty?Joel Fernando
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Sept. 18 2013 3:17 PMWhy a Real-Life Jurassic Park Is ImpossibleJoel Fernando
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Aug. 30 2013 7:30 AMA Surgery, as Viewed Through Google GlassJoel Fernando
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July 18 2013 4:25 PMOur Days Are Speeding and Slowing Every Six Years, and No One Is Sure Why (VIDEO)Joel Fernando and Slate V Staff

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