Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is a senior 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.

Taxidermy, Bugs, and Flying 'Fairy Skeletons': The Art of Tessa Farmer

Taxidermy, Bugs, and Flying 'Fairy Skeletons': The Art of Tessa Farmer

The London-based artist creates haunting sculptures with elements found in nature, tweezers, and glue.  More »

Publishers, Here's a Case Study: The Book Party as Live, Interactive Show

Publishers, Here's a Case Study: The Book Party as Live, Interactive Show

To celebrate the release of his first novel, Robin Sloan hosted a 24-hour live streaming web show about books and technology. More »

How to Catch a Monster Wave: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing

How to Catch a Monster Wave: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing

Chasing storms around the planet, champion surfer Greg Long describes his lifelong pursuit of the ocean's tallest breaks.  More »

An Epic Chase Sequence, Shot With Toy Cars and an iPhone

An Epic Chase Sequence, Shot With Toy Cars and an iPhone

Animators spent six months creating this action-packed stop-motion short. More »

Designer Paula Scher on Drawing Inspiration From Uncharted Territory

Designer Paula Scher on Drawing Inspiration From Uncharted Territory

The award-winning designer, a partner at Pentagram, discusses her work on the High Line logo, redoing MoMA's identity, and more.  More »

The Newsreel of Joseph Kittinger's 19.5-Mile Jump From Space

The Newsreel of Joseph Kittinger's 19.5-Mile Jump From Space

Watch archival footage of the pilot's 1960 record-setting leap from 102,800 feet above Earth. More »

A Mesmerizing 'Hyperlapse' of a Russian Industrial Plant Getting Repainted

A Mesmerizing 'Hyperlapse' of a Russian Industrial Plant Getting Repainted

A drab facility in Pervouralsk, Russia, gets a colorful new look in this time-lapse video by Sasha Aleksandrov. More »

Celebrating the Art of Indie Video Games

Celebrating the Art of Indie Video Games

PBS' Off Book series explores the creativity and innovation at the frontier of independent video game design.  More »

Discover the Origins of Words in the 'Mysteries of Vernacular' Animated Series

Discover the Origins of Words in the 'Mysteries of Vernacular' Animated Series

Paper cutouts and stop-motion animation bring antique books to life in this delightful and informative series.  More »

Watch Yosemite's Stunning Night Skies Through Telescopes and Time-Lapses

Watch Yosemite's Stunning Night Skies Through Telescopes and Time-Lapses

Astronomers and photograpehrs reveal the magic of the Milky Way over the national park. More »

A Terrifying X-Ray World in Which All Predators Have Human Skeletons

A Terrifying X-Ray World in Which All Predators Have Human Skeletons

Brian Andrews used composites of real pediatric and veterinary x-rays to create this haunting animated short.  More »

Visualizing the Invisible Dark Matter That Makes Up 85% of the Universe

Visualizing the Invisible Dark Matter That Makes Up 85% of the Universe

Stanford researchers have generated gorgeous images of the data generated as they simulate the evolution of the universe.  More »

A Superhero's-Eye View of the World: Flying a Drone With Video Goggles

A Superhero's-Eye View of the World: Flying a Drone With Video Goggles

Team BlackSheep have made a name for themselves shooting breathtaking videos with remote-control planes. More »

Western Font Design Meets Persian Calligraphy in the Work of Reza Abedini

Western Font Design Meets Persian Calligraphy in the Work of Reza Abedini

The Iranian graphic designer discusses the value of typography and cultural cross-polination. More »

3-D Projection Mapping: The Latest in Learning Anatomy

3-D Projection Mapping: The Latest in Learning Anatomy

Using sensors and video projectors, scientists at Gifu University have developed a tool that models the human face.  More »

Watch a Molotov Cocktail Explode in Super Slow Motion

Watch a Molotov Cocktail Explode in Super Slow Motion

Skip to 1:45 for the fireworks.  More »

Fly Over the Snowy Mountains of Pakistan via Remote-Control Plane

Fly Over the Snowy Mountains of Pakistan via Remote-Control Plane

The Mammut Pro team clibed the Trango Tower, a 20,00-foot granite peak, to shoot this footage.  More »

'The Psychology of Dream Analysis': An Early Short Film From the Director of 'Looper'

'The Psychology of Dream Analysis': An Early Short Film From the Director of 'Looper'

Rian Johnson's scrappy, low-budget film tells the captivating story of a young woman who has been having someone else's dreams.  More »

An Adventure in the Swiss Alps With Adorable Claymation Marmots

An Adventure in the Swiss Alps With Adorable Claymation Marmots

The story of a group of mountain creatures on a quest to rescue their sleepwalking friend.  More »

'There's Nothing Like Surfing When It's Snowing'

'There's Nothing Like Surfing When It's Snowing'

New Hampshire's die-hard surfers get out on the water even in the dead of winter.  More »

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