Biography:Vanessa Hill
Vanessa Hill | |
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| Born | 3 March 1987 Sydney, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | University of New South Wales (BSc) Australian National University (MSc) |
| Occupation | Scientist, television presenter, science communicator, |
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| Channels | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Subscribers | 6.06 million |
| Total views | 1.63 billion |
| Website | https://www.nessyhill.com |
Vanessa Hill (born 3 March 1987[1]) is an Australian scientist, television presenter and science communicator, who is best known for her YouTube series BrainCraft. Hill has hosted a PBS series of the same name since 2014.
Early life and education
Hill was born in Sydney, Australia and developed her interest in science while walking dingoes around Taronga Zoo.[2] In 2008, Hill graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Science and then completed a Master of Science Communication at the Australian National University.[3]
Career
In 2008, Hill began working for CSIRO, a federal government agency for scientific research as an educator.[4] In 2013, she won the CSIRO medal for excellence and hosted a series on DIY Experiments for the agency.[5][6]
In 2014, Hill was hired by PBS after presenting her idea for BrainCraft as a stop-motion science series.[7] She further collaborated with PBS and Screen Australia in 2017 to direct and host Mutant Menu, a global exploration of new gene editing technology that was PBS Digital Studio's first long-form documentary, and in 2018 for Attention Wars, an online exploration of the behavioral psychology behind social media.[8][9]
Hill is a host of the ABC series Sciencey and appears as a regular guest on ABC Radio, Dear Hank & John, DNews and SciShow.[10]
In 2019, Hill was announced as a AAAS Women in STEM ambassador and was represented in the largest collection of statues of women ever assembled at the Smithsonian Institution.[11][12]
Hill is a behavioral sleep scientist with peer-reviewed scientific papers on bedtime procrastination, sleep health and science communication.[13][14]
YouTube
Hill created her YouTube channel BrainCraft in 2014. BrainCraft is part of the PBS Digital Studios network. Her videos address phenomena related to memory, sleep, brain hacks, and the science of food.[15]
Hill has been outspoken about the hateful comments directed towards women on YouTube.[16] In 2018, Hill was featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post reports about new research that found women on YouTube receive a higher proportion of critical comments about their appearances.[17][18] She also hosted the Crash Course Public Health series on YouTube.
References
- ↑ "Vanessa Hill | Producer, Director, Writer" (in en-US). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6560810/.
- ↑ "S1 Ep2: Science trek: the next generation" (in en-US). https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/state-of-science-index-survey/science-champion-podcasts/science-trek-the-next-generation/.
- ↑ "BrainCraft Host and Video Producer, Vanessa Hill" (in en-AU). 19 March 2019. https://careerswithstem.com.au/profiles/braincraft-host-vanessa-hill/.
- ↑ "BrainCraft Host and Video Producer, Vanessa Hill" (in en-AU). 19 March 2019. https://careerswithstem.com.au/profiles/braincraft-host-vanessa-hill/.
- ↑ "CSIRO Medal for Support Excellence" (in en-AU). 2019-07-15. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/csiro-medal-for-support-excellence/.
- ↑ Bondar, Carin. "The Brains Behind BrainCraft : Meet Vanessa Hill" (in en). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/psi-vid/the-brains-behind-braincraft-meet-vanessa-hill/.
- ↑ Manager, General; web.science@anu.edu.au. "Craft your interests into a career" (in en). https://scienceprod2.anu.edu.au/study/student-stories/craft-your-interests-career.
- ↑ "PBS Digital Studios Announces the Premiere of MUTANT MENU, an Immersive Look into Genetic Engineering | PBS About". https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-digital-studios-announces-the-premiere-of-mutant-menu-an-immersive-look-into-genetic-engineering/.
- ↑ "Screen Australia announces $2 million for seven documentaries". https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2018/05-09-2-million-for-seven-documentaries-announced.
- ↑ "The Science Show with Robyn Williams" (in en-AU). 2023-08-19. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow.
- ↑ "125 Women in STEM Selected as AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors" (in en). https://www.aaas.org/news/125-women-stem-selected-aaas-ifthen-ambassadors.
- ↑ Tu, Jessie (2022-02-14). "Largest collection of statues of women ever assembled, honouring 120 STEM scientists" (in en-AU). https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/largest-collection-of-statues-of-women-ever-assembled-honouring-120-stem-scientists/.
- ↑ "Vanessa Hill". https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7c2ukYQAAAAJ.
- ↑ "Time to put the phone down – bedtime procrastination is real". https://www.cqu.edu.au/news/707114/time-to-put-the-phone-down--bedtime-procrastination-is-real.
- ↑ "YouTube Channels You Must Follow To Get A+ On Finals" (in en-US). 2019-12-18. https://blogs.harvard.edu/blockchain/youtube-channels-you-must-follow-to-get-a-on-finals/.
- ↑ "BrainCraft: Explaining your behaviors that you don't even understand" (in en-US). 2014-10-25. https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/braincraft-profile-vanessa-hill/.
- ↑ Jeffries, Adrianne (2018-07-13). "Women Making Science Videos on YouTube Face Hostile Comments" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/science/youtube-science-women.html.
- ↑ Rothschild, Anna. "So you want to be a science YouTube star..." (in en). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/04/11/so-you-want-be-science-youtube-star/.
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