BrainCraft
Hi! I'm Dr Vanessa Hill, a sleep researcher and science communicator. On BrainCraft I explore psychology, neuroscience and self-development to bridge the gap between scientific research and your daily well-being.
Outside of my regular videos, you can find BrainCraft as a series on PBS, watch my YouTube Originals show Sleeping With Friends, or check out my PBS docu-series Attention Wars. There's so much to watch, I'm honestly not sure why you're still reading this.
But since you are, please consider subscribing and supporting my Patreon so I can continue to make educational videos 🧠✨
BrainCraft
What’s your favourite way to wind down after a long day?
(YouTube only allows four options, so leave a comment if it's something else... obvi I'm curious)
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I'm going live with @drali to talk about his bedtime procrastination in about an hour! Link to the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzGs6...
Are you procrastinating your bedtime right now?
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I'm writing my next post on personality traits and sleep. I've realised most of my content creator friends are more introverted night-owls, with the constant hum of anxiety. Is anyone on the internet... not like this?
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New on Substack today: I attempt to contextualise some of my research studies open.substack.com/pub/nessyhill/p/how-bad-is-bedti… 🛌
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I made this for Instagram, but posting here in case you actually have no idea who I am?? 🤷🏻♀️
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It’s time to rethink screens before bed 👀 The narrative says blue light is ruining our sleep – but is that really the case? This is part one of a six-part series on screens + sleep on my new Substack. It's completely free, and I wanted to write because tbh I love writing open.substack.com/pub/nessyhill/p/how-bad-is-blue-…
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I started a Substack! I have a lot to say, and really love writing. Here's my first post – the first of a 6-week deep dive on screens and sleep: open.substack.com/pub/nessyhill/p/how-bad-is-blue-…
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Plot twist, I'm a wizard
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My PhD graduation ceremony is today (!!!), and like any baby, a PhD baby takes a village. Taking a moment to post my thesis acknowledgements: A shoutout to my wonderful PhD supervisors, friends + fam for supporting me through a truly wild 5 years of life.
It wasn't an easy journey – my dad passed away suddenly, I did 5 rounds of IVF, moved across the US, wrote my entire thesis while I was pregnant, and did my revisions with a tiny baby. All while I somehow kept my small business going???
Sometimes I feel like I have a new sharp sleep-expert part of my brain, which is just sitting on a pile of mashed potatoes (i.e., the rest of my brain). Comment 🥔 if your brain is also a potato.
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Do you have a regular bedtime?
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