{"id":11718,"date":"2026-02-10T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/?post_type=program&#038;p=11718"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:11:57","slug":"josef-slerka","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/en\/ucinkujici\/josef-slerka\/","title":{"rendered":"JOSEF \u0160LERKA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"white-space: normal;\">He has long operated at the intersection of media, data, and human behavior. He is interested in why we behave the way we do online \u2013 and why it so often does not end well.<\/p><p class=\"p2\" style=\"white-space: normal;\"><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"white-space: normal;\">He is one of the most influential figures in Czech digital thinking. For many years, he headed the New Media Studies program at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, where he continues to work as a lecturer today. 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