The transmitting computer codes the data into this simplified binary signal, a machine language that is incomprehensible to our conventional sense organs.

The Matrix’s iconic title sequences are made up of falling “digital rain”, which, upon closer inspection, was actually thousands of lines of binary code. Until now, I always assumed this ...

Binary code is the perfect place to start — it's conceptually simple but practically complex, and to computers, it's everything.

You can convert letters into binary by using two colors of beads to represent the 'ons' and 'offs.' Use the key below to create your name in binary code and even turn it into a bracelet you can wear.