Petr Nutil: Media, Lies and a Too Fast Brain – A Guide to the Post-Truth World

The author of the book Média, lži a příliš rychlý mozek (Media, Lies and a Too Fast Brain), Petr Nutil, is an independent journalist and cofounder of the journalism website Manipulátoři.cz, which is focused on media manipulation, propaganda and debunking hoaxes. Alongside unmasking fake news, in the text the author also explores the psychological phenomena that suppress reason and fan evil and irrationality.

The debate on the “post-truth world” will be chaired by Leoš Kyša, a journalist and deputy chairman of the Czech Club of Sceptics Sisyfos. Guests will include Michael Žantovský, director of the Václav Havel Library, Karel Strachota, founder and director of People in Need’s One World in Schools educational programme, Josef Džubák, founder of the website Hoax.cz, Ondřej Fér from the news site Info.cz and Kateřina Kadlecová from the weekly Reflex.

Organised by the Václav Havel Library in cooperation the Grada publishing house.