''BrainCraft'' is an educational video series on

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created by Australian science communicator Vanessa Hill. Hill's videos use

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and

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animation to explain neuroscience, psychology and human behavior. ''BrainCraft'' is part of the

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network.

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''BrainCraft'' videos are about science, with many episodes discussing phenomena related to sleep, memory, brain hacks and the science of food. ''BrainCraft'' launched on 23 November 2013 with the video, ''Is Google Killing Your Memory?'' In its first few months on YouTube, ''BrainCraft'' joined

. 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,

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), Jake Roper (

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3), Dianna Cowern (PBS Physics Girl), and more. ''BrainCraft'' videos have been featured in Scientific American, Huffington Post, Gizmodo and MTV.

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