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BrainCraft
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Subscribers616,000 Edit this at Wikidata
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ChannelsBrainCraft
Years active2013–present
GenreEducation
Subscribers600 Thousand
Total views37 million

Last updated: July 7, 2022

BrainCraft is an educational video series on YouTube created by Australian science communicator Vanessa Hill.[1] Hill's videos use stop motion and paper craft animation to explain neuroscience, psychology and human behavior.[2] BrainCraft is part of the PBS Digital Studios network.

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BrainCraft videos are about science, with many episodes discussing phenomena related to sleep, memory, and the science of food. BrainCraft launched on 23 November 2013 with the video, Is Google Killing Your Memory?[3] In its first few months on YouTube, BrainCraft joined PBS Digital Studios.[4] As of March, 2020, BrainCraft has more than 500,000 subscribers and 30 million views.

Hill has collaborated with many well-known YouTubers such as Vsauce, Mike Rugnetta (PBS Idea Channel, Know Your Meme),[5] Jake Roper (Vsauce3),[6] Dianna Cowern (PBS Physics Girl),[7] and more.

BrainCraft videos have been featured in Scientific American,[8] Huffington Post,[9] Gizmodo[10] and MTV.[11]

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  1. ^ "Try and Be Clever: an Interview with BrainCraft's Vanessa Hill". SciLogs. Nature. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "BrainCraft". YouTube. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Is Google Killing Your Memory?". BrainCraft. YouTube. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "BrainCraft is the craftiest science show on YouTube". The Daily Dot. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ^ The Psychology of Listicles. 16 December 2015 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Can You Solve This Dilemma? ft. Vsauce3!. 14 August 2015 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Epic Space Rescues ft. BrainCraft. 29 September 2015 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "The Brains Behind BrainCraft : Meet Vanessa Hill". Scientific American. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Science Describes When You're The Smartest You'll Ever Be". Huffington Post. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. ^ "4 Videos That Explain How Technology Can Affect Your Brain". Gizmodo. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Why Are These YouTubers Saying 'Pizza Rolls Not Gender Roles?'". MTV. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.