Will we have a “Babel fish” in the near future - a device for automatic translation from foreign languages? Some will say that technology has already reached a fairly high level and will soon replace humans. Some will insist that computers will never be able to translate fiction well or “synchronize” at conferences.

In this book we will try not only to answer the question about the “Babel fish”, but also to talk about , what language is and where it is “stored” in the brain, how learning foreign languages contributes to our healthy aging, how the translator’s brain works. We’ll also give the floor to scientists who will tell you how to most effectively learn languages; for translators to share their views on the future of their profession; developers of machine translation systems, revealing their plans to take over the translation world.

A book for the widest range of readers: teachers, students, high school students and anyone interested in learning foreign languages, the functioning of the brain, the capabilities and prospects of machine translation translation and artificial intelligence.