Watch Carolyn Porcos 2007 TEDTalk re-created shot for shot in LEGO

From the great blog annals of spacetime: This. Plus a lovely essay on the how and why.

The behind-the-scenes page is pretty wonderful too.

In a promising development, some other TEDTalks stars have also been modded into LEGO minifigs: Jane Goodall. Prof. Brian Cox. Richard Dawkins. More >>



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