Writer and science communicator James Glick talks about how our relationship with information has changed the very nature of human consciousness. His book Information is a fascinating and suspenseful journey through the history of information and communication, from the language spoken by African drums to the invention of alphabets, from the first attempts at coding to emails and blogs, from ancient times to modern times. On this path he is accompanied by Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Claude Shannon and other great scientists. "Information" was recognized as the best non-fiction book of the year by the Los Angeles Times, received numerous awards and became an international bestseller.