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Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is an associate editor at The Atlantic. She curates the Video channel. More

Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg's work in media spans documentary television, advertising, and print. As a producer in the Viewer Created Content division of Al Gore's Current TV, she acquired and produced short documentaries by independent filmmakers around the world. Post-Current, she worked as a producer and strategist at Urgent Content, developing consumer-created and branded nonfiction campaigns for clients including Cisco, Ford, and GOOD Magazine. She studied filmmaking and digital media at Harvard University, where she was co-creator and editor in chief of H BOMB Magazine.

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Fauna: Like Cats, Penguins Love Chasing a Laser Pointer

Fauna: Like Cats, Penguins Love Chasing a Laser Pointer

In the spirit of our Friday Fauna series, we present this twist on a popular viral video genre, shot at Oceanworld in Dingle, Ireland. … More »

Fauna: Making Friends With Meerkats

Fauna: Making Friends With Meerkats

In a behind-the-scenes video from the BBC's Planet Earth Live, British cameramen turn out to be ideal climbing structures for the little creatures. … More »

The Unsolved Mysteries of Tornado Formation

The Unsolved Mysteries of Tornado Formation

In this short NASA documentary, storm researcher Tim Samaras describes how satellite imaging can help predict tornadoes. … More »

Pas de Deux: A Dancer's-Eye View of a Performance

Pas de Deux: A Dancer's-Eye View of a Performance

Megan Fairchild and Andrew Veyette, principle dancers at the New York City Ballet, sport small HD cameras while performing a pas de deux from Tschaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. More »

Watch and Buy: Kickstarter Is the Hipster Home Shopping Network

Watch and Buy: Kickstarter Is the Hipster Home Shopping Network

How did the crowd funding platform become the shopping destination for things like artisanal wrapping paper and bras with built-in iPhone pockets?… More »

In Which 873 Cheesy Stock Photos Make One Mesmerizing Love Story

In Which 873 Cheesy Stock Photos Make One Mesmerizing Love Story

A promotional video for Getty Images, From Love to Bingo, spins their generic images into cinematic gold.… More »

Skulls, Lasers, and 3D Imaging Bring the Dead to Life

Skulls, Lasers, and 3D Imaging Bring the Dead to Life

Experts at the Smithsonian are using 3D scans of artifacts, like this 19th-century explorer's skull, to recreate the past. … More »

A DJ's-Eye View of the Impossibly Complex Art of Turntablism

A DJ's-Eye View of the Impossibly Complex Art of Turntablism

DJ Angelo demonstrates the intricate process of blending tracks from seven vinyl records. … More »

From Spear Hunting to Selling Hand-Carved Ivory on Etsy

From Spear Hunting to Selling Hand-Carved Ivory on Etsy

In this beautifully made film from Etsy's Handmade Portraits series, Sylvester Ayek talks about how the traditions of his Iñupiat community have evolved in the modern world. … More »

Asian Carp: The Invasive Species Thriving in America's Rivers

Asian Carp: The Invasive Species Thriving in America's Rivers

The Perennial Plate, a series about sustainable eating, talks to the fishermen who benefit from the population boom of Asian carp. … More »

The Psychedelic Deconstruction of an Ordinary New York City Street

The Psychedelic Deconstruction of an Ordinary New York City Street

Cyriak Harris, an animator known for his disturbing, Escheresque animations, brings his signature style to this music video for Eskmo's "We Got More."  … More »

A Very Brief Visual History of the Typewriter

A Very Brief Visual History of the Typewriter

This excerpt from a World War II-era instructional film includes an overview of early typewriters.… More »

Lava-Like Clouds Engulf the Island of Tenerife in an Amazing Time-Lapse

Lava-Like Clouds Engulf the Island of Tenerife in an Amazing Time-Lapse

Two photographers visiting an observatory in the Canary Islands capture the landscape at night.  … More »

Wall Street Guys Suffer a Rain of F-Bombs and Abuse to Learn Boxing

Wall Street Guys Suffer a Rain of F-Bombs and Abuse to Learn Boxing

Eric Kelly, a former boxing champion and trainer at the Church Street Gym in New York, serves up lessons with scathing, and hilarious, commentary.… More »

NASA's Video of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

NASA's Video of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Florida on May 22, 2012. … More »

A Beautiful Skate Video Reveals Only the Shadows

A Beautiful Skate Video Reveals Only the Shadows

Channeling Peter Pan, the hero of this video is the skater's shadow.… More »

Artists Get Serious With LEGO

Artists Get Serious With LEGO

PBS's Off Book series interviews three artists who use the plastic toy pieces as a medium for creative expression. … More »

Up, Up, and Away! The U.S. Army's 1950s Hoverboard Prototype

Up, Up, and Away! The U.S. Army's 1950s Hoverboard Prototype

An excerpt from The Big Picture, a TV series produced by the U.S. Army, covers the promising "flying platform" technology in development. … More »

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