National Geographic's 7 Billion is a slick infographic look at what the new population benchmark means for our planet. The magazine's year-long exploration of the topic is now available as a free iPad app.
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Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is the former executive producer and general manager of Atlantic Studios at The Atlantic.