This episode of On Point with Tom Ashbrook is an interview with James Gleick author of the book The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood.

A quote from the prologue of the book might give you a hint as to why you might be interested in listening to the interview.

The bit is a fundamental particle of a different sort: not just tiny but abstract—a binary digit, a flip-flop, a yes-or-no. It is insubstantial, yet as scientists finally come to understand information, they wonder whether it may be primary: more fundamental than matter itself. They suggest that the bit is the irreducible kernel and that information forms the very core of existence.

After listening to the interview, you may want to read the book. You may also be interested in my previous blog post about an earlier work by James Gleick, Chaos: Making a New Science.

Thanks to RichardH for telling me about this episode of On Point.