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Valerie Benti
@valeriebenti.com
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LabManager by day for @matsulab.com, Science Comedian by evening, asleep at night
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Update: valiant effort, but still blocking the rack and encouraging people to just drop their lime wherever.
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 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?
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 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!

💜✨
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 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!!
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
@uwbiology.bsky.social knows what's up!
👻🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Always fun finding ghosts on the microscope 👻🔬
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 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...
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 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
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 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
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This was satire, not prescription.

(Ensor in 1889)
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Congrats @salonofshame.bsky.social of bringing us together for the past 20 years through the power of cringe.
October 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Two years ago I thought it's be funny to put on a show inspired by a Backstreet Boys song.

Seattle has such a supply of bi+ comics, I can keep this show going with a new line up every time!

Hope you can join on September 4th and kick off #BisexualAwarenessMonth in style!

tinyurl.com/BiBiBi2025
August 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Okay, also got to shout out how amazing the food was 🤤
August 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rockstar lifestyle is taking the lightrail to a gig...
August 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
@mkhardywrites.com talking about their new book Needfire at the #QueeringHistory panel.

@seattlein2025.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Worldcon @seattlein2025.org was one of the liveliest and loveliest crowds! Thanks for joining us in laughter and some song 💜
August 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Thanks @salonofshame.bsky.social for reminding us that we all went through an awkward phase and that's more than okay!

Excited for their October/Birthday show!!!
August 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Also thinking of starting a Death Metal band
August 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This year, I've been hitting the cons with #GeekyComedySeattle!

Next week, we'll be at @seattlein2025.org! Hope to see you there!
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I know that I'm have a tendency to find excuses for myself, but it also feels validating to learn that I may just have a bike that's not built for Seattle...

My gear hub causes me to loose ~20% of my energy and also doesn't really go very low.

#SEABikes
From: www.cyclingabout.com/enviolo-cvt-...
July 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Working in tech can feel like living in a sitcom. Invest in your favorite start up idea and join comics and musicians poking some fun at tech!

www.eventbookings.com/b/event/sill...
June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Are these birds named after breasts or breasts named after these birds?
May 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Have your partner watch obscure, Flemish sitcoms so you can send them references to said sitcom.

#HetEiland #WeZittenMetNeRing
May 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Had an amazing time nerding out with these funny people at @norwescon.org

The first #GaggleOfGeeks at this wonderful little convention was a blast!
April 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Excited to bring #GaggleOfGeels to @norwescon.org today!

If you're around, come check out some nerdy comedy and also some silly songs!
April 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM