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Democracy of the Gullible, The Internet Paradox


Catalogue Number:  A263-002
Producer:  Alpha Zoulou Films
Producers:  Tomov, Galina
Directors:  Bergeron, Jean
Producing Agencies:  Alpha Zoulou Films
Subject:  Consumer Studies, Documentary, Media and Communications, Science, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Tech/Voc
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2017
Running Time:  52:01
Closed Captions:  Yes


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In less than 20 years, the Internet revolution has had a much deeper impact than all the other media on human behavior, affecting our way of thinking. Opinions and journalism are all put on the same level, without hierarchy or reserve. The Internet has thus become an unprecedented springboard for "conspiracy". Inspired by Gérald Bronner's bestselling book, 'The Democracy of the Gullible', the film looks at cognitive biases, at the natural predisposition of our brains for nonsense, and how conspiracy myths gain the spirit of our contemporaries. In this context, does knowledge still have a chance in the face of belief?

Also available in French: La démocratie des crédules, le paradoxe de l'internet


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