The Truth About Being a Scientist & YouTuber (my story)

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The Truth About Being a Scientist & YouTuber (my story)

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Never stop asking questions, and remember that it’s never too late to do something new.
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Vanessa Hill is a science communicator, KZfaqr and behavioural scientist who struggles to tell her own story and write about herself in the third person. This video is an attempt to change that. In addition to creating videos on BrainCraft, Vanessa is researching behaviour change and sleep at the Appleton Institute, CQUniversity. Vanessa is available for hosting projects and to travel to give public talks, please reach out via email: hello(at)braincraft.tv
Thank you to countless friends who reviewed earlier versions of this video.
Filmed and directed by Trace Dominguez www.tracedomin...
Produced by Vanessa Hill
Edited by Dominique Taylor and Vanessa Hill
Animations by Amalia Desta
Sound Mixing by Arienne Bloss
Colour Grading by Nick Maillet
This IF/THEN® She Can Change The World Project was made possible with the support of Lyda Hill Philanthropies as part of the AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassadors Program.

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@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

I’m nervous to upload a video that is all about ~me~  THANK YOU for watching! What did/do you want to be when you grew/grow up?! 👩🏻‍💻

@DerekTrowbridge 3 жыл бұрын

We are happy you here :)

@sudipkundu7165 3 жыл бұрын

Your journey is really inspiring. I wanted to be a mathematician when I was a child but I'm studying agriculture now. So I'm gonna be a agriculturist.

@m4l490n 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, your videos are very good so you can talk all you want about you. At this point it becomes really interesting to know more about you, you've crossed the threshold from unknown person to famous youtuber and it is always nice to know famous people more. Like an interesting biography.

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

That's really cool!! Luckily you use maths in everything, so I'd say you're a mathematician too :)

@leikamcraft7275 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I always appreciate hearing about non traditional paths that people have taken for themselves. Your story in particular is inspiring as I work in IT to pay the bills, but as a passion run a non profit that is growing every month and produce mildly successful podcast. Again thanks for sharing and may you have many more successes in your future.

@mohamednassar42 3 жыл бұрын

I've been following your content for quite a while. It is really nice to know your story. Thank you for the high quality content, Vanessa 😀

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mohamed ☺️

@wilhua3083 3 жыл бұрын

Why does her shirt depict my parents fighting? Jokes aside, love what you do and thanks for the enjoyable videos!

@sebasculin3739 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your content for a long time. Definitely some of the most creative and engaging educational content out there.

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your explanation. It shows how random an actual proffesional development can be. I personally have being curious from childhood, doing experiments or reading all the day when not in school. Nowadays I do my engineering job and side DiY projects, but I find difficult to inspire my kids into STEM and home affordable projects, so a series of tips for that will be great! Thanks for your continuous effort and keep going! :-)

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

For affordable home projects I'd recommend The Space Gal - kzfaq.info/love/j7mQxv2dAm6mhyx8-kb5Xw she also has a great Netflix series "Emily's Wonder Lab" And yes, completely random 😅

3 жыл бұрын

@@braincraft many thanks! I have just subscribed myself to her channel which seems very interesting. Well, it seems that Ramdomness is at the very root of our lives, we just try to navigate around it :-)

@LookingGlassUniverse 3 жыл бұрын

Good on you Vanessa! That's so cool that you're doing research on top of making your awesome videos

@prakash_77 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. This was so fun and inspiring to watch. Love ye Vanessa!

@raulremesalvanmerode4458 3 жыл бұрын

I would really love to be game developer, but while I work on that I will read as many history, psychology and philosophy books that I am humanly able to! Though I have to admit I have too many books to ever catch up with my ever growing book collection...Oh and thank you for this inspiring video, it shows that as long as you work hard enough you can do anything you want to :)

@Cherri_Stars 3 жыл бұрын

Being well rounded in your knowledge makes you better in any field you pursue!

@DigitalImageStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Love your work Vanessa, locked down in Sydney currently so really appreciate good STEM content.

@compostboomtron9001 3 жыл бұрын

I love this story. We're in a world where people can have multiple interests and be able to turn them into a career. I'm glad your unconventional path brought you here, your channel is one of my favourites, and always inspires me

@iamwhatitorture6072 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Vanessa, nice to meet you too

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

👋

@polovne 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It was an amazing video (and tshirt).

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

@Mariella2007 3 жыл бұрын

This is so lovely and wholesome. Thank you for sharing your inspiring story, Vanessa.

@JuliusUnique 3 жыл бұрын

I just go to bed when I am tired which leads to me having a ~25h day, as in I go to bed aprx 1h later each day and wake up 1h later. This of course requires to have a job which is not depending on a regular schedule, for example a 9-5 job would not make this possible. I do this for the past 9 years now and it works great for me, but it kind of sucks when you want to go buy stuff and it's in the middle of the night and I kind of have to wait til 7am in the morning to buy stuff, but I can anticipate this which makes it less of a problem

@Noosa21 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! As a KZfaqr myself its great to hear local stories inspiring as this one!

@rodaxel7165 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this when I should be asleep, my fault. Thanks Vanessa. Awesome channel.

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rod. Good night

@IanGrams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your Story, Vanessa. It's been great learning from you and I appreciate all the effort you put into sharing knowledge. Also that inkblot sweater is really cool!

@hoebare 3 жыл бұрын

You're not alone in posting about your origin story! Two others of my subscriptions posted similar videos in the last couple of days: Rick Beato and Jill Bearup. Surely just a coincidence, but a fun one in any case!

@jgalindoj 3 жыл бұрын

Your story is really inspiring. I really believe most people need to pivot and find their own path. This video shows alternatives for people interested in science to make a living. Thank you so much, Vanessa!

@wellingtonsboots4074 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Enjoyed this. Braincraft has just got to be one of my favourite channels

@ryanm9035 3 жыл бұрын

Please consider make a podcast! Love the content and I would love more! -From a young Aussie Engineering student

@praetentious2925 2 жыл бұрын

Like robots are the answer? Can’t computers go wrong?

@EnzoHB 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. KZfaq has just recommended this video and her mood is captivating. I didn't know her before and I was genuinely interested in her research. Guess I'll have to binge-watch the entire channel! 🤪

@allansanfer 3 жыл бұрын

Right at the start I had identified with Vanessa, because when I was in 4th grade my teacher also complained to my parents that I asked too many questions. Great to know more about your story, Vanessa. Love the channel, always with great videos that help us improve ourselves.

@ayush_ll 3 жыл бұрын

Heyy Vanessa, I love how much effort you put into your videos, you are an amazing teacher. I get really inspired by watching your videos. Thank you.

@mdbizzarri 3 жыл бұрын

Keep leading the way. Leaders make their own path that others will follow. Congrats on finding your passion and dream job!

@derciobene3458 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best youtubers if you ask me. I was here when there were only 30K subscribers, and I want to be here when you get to 10 million ! Cheers

@FahadAFaiz 3 жыл бұрын

This might sound a bit cliche but Braincraft is really one of most underrated channel on KZfaq. The content in this channel has the capability to invalidate some productivity channels who give advises on life and productivity based on self help books without any deep insights that rarely works. Vanessa's content are built on thorough research and her information and advises are based on deep understanding of a subject she is presenting. This is one of the reason why we don't see daily uploads like other channels. Most of the uploads here are of high quality with valuable information that helps us understand ourselves and people around us better. This channel deserves millions of viewers and subscribers. I hope you are doing some work to make this channel grow faster, perhaps use KZfaq shorts and produce tiktok like 30 second attention and interest grabbing videos to gain more audience. Best wishes

@FahadAFaiz 3 жыл бұрын

Btw i just watched the video after posting this comment 😅

@m4l490n 3 жыл бұрын

Dang!! I shouldn't have seen this on the TV. It had only 1 view and I think I could have been the first one to comment!! Anyway, I like your videos very much, they have helped me learn a lot about human behavior.

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

🙌

@FootballPsychoPS3T 3 жыл бұрын

Vanessa, you and your videos are always amazing! Thank you for everything that you do! 😊

@alexandrosteck8015 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing what you do!! Thank you Vanessa!! 🖤

@chemistproffatima 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am 13 years old and i am learning college level & advanced organic chemistry and Biological Chemistry from MIT and University of California. I was interested in science from a young age too!

@EricCharland 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing ! It brought this memory to me from a science class when I was little. Science teacher was talking about the brain and she started with the history of brain research. She said: We knew a lot about our body and little about our brain. And then, the brain decided to learn more about itself.

@alexandrebeaudry8377 3 жыл бұрын

I just imagine her as a child with that smile asking for questions.

@FlyingTigersKMT 3 жыл бұрын

You're awesome! Great backstory!

@nonyabusinesd6571 3 жыл бұрын

For years I had no idea what I wanted to be or do. Everything has a caveat of course and I always saw them as obstacles. Now I finally know something I'd like to try at least. If it doesn't work as a side gig then at least I can keep doing what I am now. Are there any good resources you would recommend for an aptitude test etc? You may have taken the path not worn but now plenty of people see the way you went. Thanks for the encouragement and entertainment!

@saumitrachakravarty 3 жыл бұрын

Your candid look in the "wild" is quite different from that of in the studio. You look so rejuvenating and free-flowing there. Not so much in confined space.

@IceSpoon 3 жыл бұрын

To think that this began as "that lady with the super thick aussie accent that helped Joanna Hausmann making some IKEA furniture". What a ride

@Dudleymiddleton 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely never stop asking questions!!! btw did you go through that stage of saying "why?" to everything when you were a kid? lol

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, why I still do 🙃

@truth9164 2 жыл бұрын

Much love from alot of us. Keep it up. You're doing great. I wouldnt know about your channel if it wasnt for a certain hating big youtuber.

@JonBck 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! So nice to hear the road does not have to be straight. I'm on a similar journey if balancing research, research comunication and just fun videos. It's a lot of work, but it's exciting!

@borisbarrientos9382 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I got a shout out for watching the sleep game show at 3am, it's almost 5am here in Australia

@bokkenknuser 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for sharing your story :)

@wroscel 3 жыл бұрын

This was great! I wouldn't mind if you turned this into a series interviewing various YT communicators with all their backstories. Maybe you can do @upandatom next?

@soubhagyakdev 3 жыл бұрын

You inspired me a bit today... thanks ❤️

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@daddyleon 3 жыл бұрын

just gotta say: a colourful rorschach blot? I love it!

@Deathskull0001 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, I love this channel.

@Deathskull0001 3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, senpai noticed me.

@MukhamediyarRaiymbek 3 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing 😊

@SojournerDusk 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw that clap at the beginning, my first thought was "When is this Brief but Spectacular going to air on PBS NewsHour?"

@royalbeebe 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos!

@realpolitics527 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@Cerebrotes 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know more about your story! Was it difficult to go back to research?

@ikeslo 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love your sweater.

@robertimmanuel577 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated channel

@ruch123321 3 жыл бұрын

Love the inkblot test t shirt!

@wolfferoni 3 жыл бұрын

Vanessa, were you ever on Aussie tv? The first time I came across your channel, I swore I'd seen you before when I was a kid but I can't find anything online about it.

@thepoetryland 3 жыл бұрын

You are such an inspiration!! I love watching your content!

@praetentious2925 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think robots are the answer?

@jairajsahgal5062 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@PhalusFace 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what my story is going to be but it started like yours, with my parents being summoned by my teacher to ask me to ask less questions 🤣

@GlenHunt 3 жыл бұрын

In that clip underwater, is that a creature like an octopus or something inside the link in the anchor chain or is it just more encrusting colonies of stuff?

@OneHotTamale25 3 жыл бұрын

I have to tell you that I was so relieved when your recounting of drawing what you wanted to be when you grew up *didn't* end with a teacher telling you that you couldn't pursue your dreams because you're a female. I know vast improvements have been made in the world of STEM where gender equality is concerned, but the global society is a long way off from the work being done. Anyhow, thanks so much for sharing your story.

@bluetinkle 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Vanessa! Thanks for sharing your story! Wonder how did you get into the field of behavioural science in the first place?

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@VladyslavKL 3 жыл бұрын

🕊

@Denielgunz 3 жыл бұрын

Inspiring

@akshaychauhan4346 3 жыл бұрын

Me who is watching venessa since 4 years now, still couldnt predict the story dang it !!!

@b1merio 3 жыл бұрын

Love that shirt.

@StigDesign 3 жыл бұрын

This was Funn :D maby do video about social anexiety and depression? i can help if needed :D

@dunning-kruger551 3 жыл бұрын

Aussie Aussie Aussie.

@shirosenshiesq 3 жыл бұрын

I genuinely don't understand how people find it so hard to go to bed, put their phone away, and sleep. It must be some kind of millennial and zoomer addiction or something, because I have never had any issues just putting the phone down, going to bed, and going to sleep. I spend all day in front of a PC for work, and most of my evenings in front of one for entertainment, but never had any issues just shutting it down and going to bed at bed time. Seems utterly bizarre that people can't do that.

@vishalkatta1821 2 жыл бұрын

Teach me Genjutsu

@nazifdanesi9623 3 жыл бұрын

Ms Vanessa Hill, it is nice to meet you, but I think I prefer braincraft lady

@Pizaerable 3 жыл бұрын

Wat an amazing girl!!! u make a great role model haha

@None17555 3 жыл бұрын

Great story! The camera work is nauseating though.

@Mykasan 3 жыл бұрын

i asked too many questions. i still do. i think it's because i still haven't found a fulfilling job to answer them.

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you need to go into research 🙃

@Robstar0 3 жыл бұрын

When I was young I wanted to work in a theme park and just walk around to make sure everyone was having fun. I ended up in IT...

@lunasophia9002 3 жыл бұрын

You've grown up? Are you sure about that? ♥

@praetentious2925 2 жыл бұрын

Ah you thought of the joke first....dang....

@harshrajput8960 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know about MBTI?

@Kovici. 2 жыл бұрын

i commented

@coasterb1 3 жыл бұрын

I was also an asked too many questions kid. I now enjoy work in an academic library where I can find all the answers, the ones that have been published anyway :)

@1stepofe-noise311 2 жыл бұрын

#batshitcrazy

@OtseisRagnarok 3 жыл бұрын

Had no idea your last name was Hill.

@doontz111 3 жыл бұрын

Vanessa, not to be shallow.. but when can I get that T-shirt?

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

Not at ALL! I got it from rent the runway, you can google "TEREZ PRINTED PLACEMENT SWEATSHIRT"

@doontz111 3 жыл бұрын

@@braincraft yay!

@gaelleg3148 3 жыл бұрын

Love it !

@timetaker100 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you my name is above of the comment

@kbtechmaster 3 жыл бұрын

we know. and please look at the camera for gods sake

@sudipkundu7165 3 жыл бұрын

Second ❤️

@braincraft 3 жыл бұрын

🦑

@dioptre 3 жыл бұрын

🦑 here ya go, take one from me as well :)

@sudipkundu7165 3 жыл бұрын

@@dioptre 🥰😍

@runenielsson6739 2 жыл бұрын

My hate for you is Beyond my imaginations. Our King dislikes you, therefore we will too! Anything the King dislikes, I dislike. So therefore I hate you very much! Let the drama begin! Everyone together!