Vanessa Hill (BrainCraft)

Vanessa Hill is an Australian behavioural scientist and media entrepreneur. She is the creator of the hit YouTube series, BrainCraft, and the new YouTube Originals special Sleeping with Friends, an entertaining reality competition show about improving your sleep. Vanessa's work on YouTube and in collaboration with public broadcasters in the US and Australia has helped make her one of the leading female voices in science media. A popular educational presence on YouTube since its launch in 2014, BrainCraft shares self-improvement tips and advice based in psychology and health, with more than 500,000 subscribers and 30 million views to date. Vanessa's learning media production company, BrainCraft Studios, produced ongoing seasons of BrainCraft for PBS as well as short and long-form content for PBS, ABC Australia, Screen Australia and YouTube Originals. Off screen, Vanessa is currently researching sleep and healthy habits at the Appleton Institute, CQUniversity. Vanessa aims to bridge the gap between scientific research and people’s daily well-being, and is passionate about creating media that promotes behaviour change.