Here's another (better, I think) attempt to explain it in plain language, from a few years ago: https://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/how-the-universe-remembers-

Here's another (better, I think) attempt to explain it in plain language, from a few years ago: https://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/how-the-universe-remembers-information https://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/how-the-universe-remembe...