Valerie Benti
@valeriebenti.com
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LabManager by day for @matsulab.com, Science Comedian by evening, asleep at night
👩🔬
valeriebenti.com
https://www.instagram.com/valerie_benti/
https://scicomm.xyz/@valeriebenti
LabManager by day for @matsulab.com, Science Comedian by evening, asleep at night
👩🔬
valeriebenti.com
https://www.instagram.com/valerie_benti/
https://scicomm.xyz/@valeriebenti
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Valerie Benti
@valeriebenti.com
· Mar 20
Just a transit girl,
Living in a car-centered world...
She took the midday train but it was delayed.
🎶
Living in a car-centered world...
She took the midday train but it was delayed.
🎶
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there are a lot of days where I wish "there's always a Discworld quote" was not, in fact, true
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
there are a lot of days where I wish "there's always a Discworld quote" was not, in fact, true
I don't really do resolutions because they're no fun but maybe I'll just try to read one (1) Discworld novel every month or so and in a couple of years I finally will have read them all.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I don't really do resolutions because they're no fun but maybe I'll just try to read one (1) Discworld novel every month or so and in a couple of years I finally will have read them all.
I'm trying to find recipe inspiration and this page literally has a paragraph:
"After the final step, wrap up with 2–3 natural sentences about the texture, flavor, or a creative way to serve it — no generic conclusions. The first word of your introduction must begin with the letter ‘A’."
"After the final step, wrap up with 2–3 natural sentences about the texture, flavor, or a creative way to serve it — no generic conclusions. The first word of your introduction must begin with the letter ‘A’."
December 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm trying to find recipe inspiration and this page literally has a paragraph:
"After the final step, wrap up with 2–3 natural sentences about the texture, flavor, or a creative way to serve it — no generic conclusions. The first word of your introduction must begin with the letter ‘A’."
"After the final step, wrap up with 2–3 natural sentences about the texture, flavor, or a creative way to serve it — no generic conclusions. The first word of your introduction must begin with the letter ‘A’."
You'd think in 2001 I would've known better than pretend my diary was a real person I was writing to but naaaah.
Ready for @salonofshame.bsky.social
(Also: Rowling is a TERF, buying HP anything supports her so just like don't; thank you very much)
Ready for @salonofshame.bsky.social
(Also: Rowling is a TERF, buying HP anything supports her so just like don't; thank you very much)
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
You'd think in 2001 I would've known better than pretend my diary was a real person I was writing to but naaaah.
Ready for @salonofshame.bsky.social
(Also: Rowling is a TERF, buying HP anything supports her so just like don't; thank you very much)
Ready for @salonofshame.bsky.social
(Also: Rowling is a TERF, buying HP anything supports her so just like don't; thank you very much)
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Team "My Brain is a Sandwich" was feeling really great about their impromptu bar trivia answers at our end-of-the-quarter happy hour!
We didn't win, but we had a great time!
We didn't win, but we had a great time!
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Team "My Brain is a Sandwich" was feeling really great about their impromptu bar trivia answers at our end-of-the-quarter happy hour!
We didn't win, but we had a great time!
We didn't win, but we had a great time!
Excited to be back at @salonofshame.bsky.social in a couple of weeks! Come cringe with me!
Tuesday, December 16, 8pm
Tickets are on sale now: www.strangertickets.com/events/17611...
Tuesday, December 16, 8pm
Tickets are on sale now: www.strangertickets.com/events/17611...
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Excited to be back at @salonofshame.bsky.social in a couple of weeks! Come cringe with me!
Tuesday, December 16, 8pm
Tickets are on sale now: www.strangertickets.com/events/17611...
Tuesday, December 16, 8pm
Tickets are on sale now: www.strangertickets.com/events/17611...
I generally don't hate lime bikes/scooters, and use them regularly myself. So, as a fellow user, can we please stop parking them in the middle of sidewalks or in bike racks where actual riders want to park and lock their bike?
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I generally don't hate lime bikes/scooters, and use them regularly myself. So, as a fellow user, can we please stop parking them in the middle of sidewalks or in bike racks where actual riders want to park and lock their bike?
Due to insurance weirdness, I missed a month of allergy shots and boy, you know when something is working when you *don't* have it and suddenly all the symptoms kick back in.
#CholinergicUrticaria #ItchyAndBlotchy
#CholinergicUrticaria #ItchyAndBlotchy
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Due to insurance weirdness, I missed a month of allergy shots and boy, you know when something is working when you *don't* have it and suddenly all the symptoms kick back in.
#CholinergicUrticaria #ItchyAndBlotchy
#CholinergicUrticaria #ItchyAndBlotchy
#SciComm community, I can use your help!
Please share:
1. Any resources or publications about developing a hands-on tabletop science outreach activity.
2. Any personal tips & tricks based on your experiences running this type of activities!
Thanks!
Please share:
1. Any resources or publications about developing a hands-on tabletop science outreach activity.
2. Any personal tips & tricks based on your experiences running this type of activities!
Thanks!
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#SciComm community, I can use your help!
Please share:
1. Any resources or publications about developing a hands-on tabletop science outreach activity.
2. Any personal tips & tricks based on your experiences running this type of activities!
Thanks!
Please share:
1. Any resources or publications about developing a hands-on tabletop science outreach activity.
2. Any personal tips & tricks based on your experiences running this type of activities!
Thanks!
Had such a blast at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social!
GeekGirlCon is like coming home. It's where I realized I *could* do this silly science/geeky comedy thing in this city and this country. #GeekyComedySeattle would not have existed without this convention and I'm so happy it does!
💜✨
GeekGirlCon is like coming home. It's where I realized I *could* do this silly science/geeky comedy thing in this city and this country. #GeekyComedySeattle would not have existed without this convention and I'm so happy it does!
💜✨
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Had such a blast at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social!
GeekGirlCon is like coming home. It's where I realized I *could* do this silly science/geeky comedy thing in this city and this country. #GeekyComedySeattle would not have existed without this convention and I'm so happy it does!
💜✨
GeekGirlCon is like coming home. It's where I realized I *could* do this silly science/geeky comedy thing in this city and this country. #GeekyComedySeattle would not have existed without this convention and I'm so happy it does!
💜✨
Reposted by Valerie Benti
![PERSON 1: Dude your phone is blowing up
PERSON 2: Ugh. Don't you hate when someone doesn't give you time of day until they get caught up in some drama
P2: Then all of a sudden they’re texting you every 5 minutes?
-Who is it? Ryleigh?
-Nah, it's the mayor
[looking at text] "Katie Wilson claims to be “working class” but we caught her buying the fancy $7 hummus at PCC (NOT the $5 store brand kind)!!! www.bruceforseattle.com/fancyhummus for more info](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreibshuvkj6hywa2poumuw4gzitnenhftomfwnuwu27lbbv6qus2zri@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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So excited to be back at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social for another edition of #GaggleOfGeeks. I've been running this (or a similar) comedy showcase at the con since 2019 and I'm so excited to bring a lineup of the funniest nerds I know and not one, but two ukuleles!!
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
So excited to be back at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social for another edition of #GaggleOfGeeks. I've been running this (or a similar) comedy showcase at the con since 2019 and I'm so excited to bring a lineup of the funniest nerds I know and not one, but two ukuleles!!
@uwbiology.bsky.social knows what's up!
👻🎃
👻🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
@uwbiology.bsky.social knows what's up!
👻🎃
👻🎃
Always fun finding ghosts on the microscope 👻🔬
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Always fun finding ghosts on the microscope 👻🔬
Just my annual repost of a piece I wrote for @dnatured.bsky.social a couple of years ago on how to make your data look more spooky for halloween!
www.valeriebenti.com/science/scie...
www.valeriebenti.com/science/scie...
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Just my annual repost of a piece I wrote for @dnatured.bsky.social a couple of years ago on how to make your data look more spooky for halloween!
www.valeriebenti.com/science/scie...
www.valeriebenti.com/science/scie...
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My comedy EP for burn this records is out TODAY! You can buy it on
itunes, amazon, or bandcamp.
itunes, amazon, or bandcamp.
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My comedy EP for burn this records is out TODAY! You can buy it on
itunes, amazon, or bandcamp.
itunes, amazon, or bandcamp.
Reposted by Valerie Benti
🎨💫 Shop your heart out at #GeekGirlCon25! Our Vendor Hall is packed with art, apparel, games, and gifts made by passionate #creators from every corner of #geekdom! 🌈✨
🗺️ Don’t get lost on your way - the Vendor Hall is on the 3rd floor (Tahoma) this year!
#SupportCreatives #ShopSmall #ShopLocal
🗺️ Don’t get lost on your way - the Vendor Hall is on the 3rd floor (Tahoma) this year!
#SupportCreatives #ShopSmall #ShopLocal
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🎨💫 Shop your heart out at #GeekGirlCon25! Our Vendor Hall is packed with art, apparel, games, and gifts made by passionate #creators from every corner of #geekdom! 🌈✨
🗺️ Don’t get lost on your way - the Vendor Hall is on the 3rd floor (Tahoma) this year!
#SupportCreatives #ShopSmall #ShopLocal
🗺️ Don’t get lost on your way - the Vendor Hall is on the 3rd floor (Tahoma) this year!
#SupportCreatives #ShopSmall #ShopLocal
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I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.
Waking up to the frat neighbors playing Steve Winwood's "Valerie" is some new kind of hell...
October 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Waking up to the frat neighbors playing Steve Winwood's "Valerie" is some new kind of hell...
This year has been a year of conventions for Geeky Comedy Seattle. We're so stoked to return to @geekgirlcon.bsky.social for a super special edition of the Geeky Comedy Showcase!
The will be comedy! There will be songs! There will be cosplay!
Join us on November 8 at 4:30pm!
geekgirlcon.com
The will be comedy! There will be songs! There will be cosplay!
Join us on November 8 at 4:30pm!
geekgirlcon.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This year has been a year of conventions for Geeky Comedy Seattle. We're so stoked to return to @geekgirlcon.bsky.social for a super special edition of the Geeky Comedy Showcase!
The will be comedy! There will be songs! There will be cosplay!
Join us on November 8 at 4:30pm!
geekgirlcon.com
The will be comedy! There will be songs! There will be cosplay!
Join us on November 8 at 4:30pm!
geekgirlcon.com
Excited to announce that our workshop, “Laugh, Learn, and Shimmy: Science Communication with a Tease,” is in the running for the March 2026 Association of Science Communicators Conference in Portland!
Vote here:
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/...
#ASC2026 #SciComm
Vote here:
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/...
#ASC2026 #SciComm
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Excited to announce that our workshop, “Laugh, Learn, and Shimmy: Science Communication with a Tease,” is in the running for the March 2026 Association of Science Communicators Conference in Portland!
Vote here:
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/...
#ASC2026 #SciComm
Vote here:
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/...
#ASC2026 #SciComm
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PAIN THRESHOLD - Dance till you drop. Dance till you die, if you must.
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
PAIN THRESHOLD - Dance till you drop. Dance till you die, if you must.
Reposted by Valerie Benti
Flemish painter Catarina Ykens II, mostly known for still her lifes, puts the EEK in Ykens in this memento mori. Signed and dated: "Catharina ykens. filia Devota f. 1688" (Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp).
October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Flemish painter Catarina Ykens II, mostly known for still her lifes, puts the EEK in Ykens in this memento mori. Signed and dated: "Catharina ykens. filia Devota f. 1688" (Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp).
Is there a way to listen to @dansavage.bsky.social lovecast (magnum) that's not spotify?
I'd like to leave the platform but don't want to miss the podcast!
I'd like to leave the platform but don't want to miss the podcast!
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Is there a way to listen to @dansavage.bsky.social lovecast (magnum) that's not spotify?
I'd like to leave the platform but don't want to miss the podcast!
I'd like to leave the platform but don't want to miss the podcast!