Culture
Watch Manhattan Grow Over a Century Like a Massive Pile of LEGOs
A computer-generated visualization shows the island sprouting buildings that eventually clump together in one great clot of concrete.
Give a toddler a bucket of toy blocks and the transplanted brain of a seasoned historian and you might get this: A simulacrum of the growth of Lower Manhattan over the previous 100-plus years, executed in a playful-looking medium you'd expect a parent to knock over while vacuuming the carpet.