ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Information flow

Okay kiddo, let me explain information flow to you. Imagine you are playing with Legos, and you have a set of instructions on how to build a cool spaceship. The instructions tell you what pieces you need and how to put them together in the right order so that you can make the spaceship.

Now, think of information flow like those instructions. Just like the instructions tell you what pieces to use and how to assemble them, information flow is the way that information moves from one place to another.

Let's say you want to tell your friend something. You use your mouth to make sounds, and those sounds travel through the air to your friend's ears. That's information flowing from you to your friend.

But information flows in other ways too. For example, when you watch a movie, the images and sounds on the screen go into your eyes and ears, and your brain processes them so you can understand what's happening in the story. This is also information flow - it's just happening through your senses instead of your voice.

Information can flow through lots of different channels. Sometimes it moves through wires or cables, like when you play a video game on your computer. Other times it travels through the air, like when you use your phone to send a text message. And sometimes it flows through your body, like when you learn something new and your brain creates new connections between neurons.

The important thing to remember is that information flow is how information travels from one place to another. Whether it's through sound, light, wires, or your body, information flow helps us communicate, learn, and understand the world around us.