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.

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 »

An Uzbek Pop Video Showcases Breathtaking Parkour and Ancient Architecture

An Uzbek Pop Video Showcases Breathtaking Parkour and Ancient Architecture

The city of Bukhara is a stunning backdrop for the free running skills of Daniel Ilabaca in Googoosha's 'Round Run.' More »

Procrastination: Admitting You Have a Problem, and What to Do About It

Procrastination: Admitting You Have a Problem, and What to Do About It

ASAP Science explains the complex balance of expectations and rewards that makes slacking off so addictive.  More »

Watch 32 Ticking Metronomes Synch Up All by Themselves

Watch 32 Ticking Metronomes Synch Up All by Themselves

What looks like magic is actually a super simple physics experiment. More »

A Desert Shaman's Mystical Trip, Activated via Floppy Disk

A Desert Shaman's Mystical Trip, Activated via Floppy Disk

The music video for Little People's 'Aldgate Patterns' explores the psychedelic boundary between natural and digital worlds.  More »

Watch the World's First Color Films—Shot in 1902

Watch the World's First Color Films—Shot in 1902

British photographer Edward Turner invented an ingenious process for shooting colorful moving images over a century ago. More »

Bored of Epic Time-Lapse Videos? Check Out This 'Hyperlapse'

Bored of Epic Time-Lapse Videos? Check Out This 'Hyperlapse'

Ben Wiggins creates sweeping shots of urban and natural landscapes.  More »

Vintage Photo Eye Candy: A 1940s Guide to Becoming a Pro Photographer

Vintage Photo Eye Candy: A 1940s Guide to Becoming a Pro Photographer

A 1946 film from the Your Life Work series describes the many career tracks in photography and cinematography.  More »

Christoph Niemann's Philosophy of Design and Data

Christoph Niemann's Philosophy of Design and Data

The art director and graphic designer talks about his approach to making information visually meaningful.  More »

A Psychedelic 1970s-Style Anti-Drug Film Targets... Catnip

A Psychedelic 1970s-Style Anti-Drug Film Targets... Catnip

'Catnip: Egress to Oblivion?' is a perfect parody of the classroom PSA genre.  More »

Space Shuttle Endeavour Cruises Over Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign, and More

Space Shuttle Endeavour Cruises Over Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign, and More

How many landmarks can you spot in NASA's video of the spacecraft's last journey?  More »

What Happens When 2601 People Make a Song (and Music Video)

What Happens When 2601 People Make a Song (and Music Video)

Ze Frank was making collaborative web videos before it was cool but his latest project is truly massive, and mesmerizing.  More »

How Tracking 'Small Wins' Makes You Happier and More Productive

How Tracking 'Small Wins' Makes You Happier and More Productive

Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile's research reveals the many benefits of keeping a diary.  More »

The Evolution and Art of Web Design

The Evolution and Art of Web Design

From HTML to Flash and beyond, the PBS Off Book series explores what makes a good website.  More »

Live-Action 'Light Painting' Covers a City in Frozen, Glowing Streaks

Live-Action 'Light Painting' Covers a City in Frozen, Glowing Streaks

Finnish post-production pro Anssi Määttä's eye-popping video has commenters guessing how he did it.  More »

Cloudy Skies Make for a Breathtaking Time-Lapse Portrait of Ireland

Cloudy Skies Make for a Breathtaking Time-Lapse Portrait of Ireland

Landscape photographer Peter Cox captures Ireland's dramatic vistas in all their glory. More »

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Finland in World War II

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