Wyatt Brege

Welcome! I simulated black hole and neutron star mergers for my physics PhD at WSU. I am also a professional chef with a love for seafood, sauces, soups and organic produce. There’s a little more info about me in my bio, my resumé page, and on google scholar and the arXiv.

Non-linear Weightlifting Progression Scheme

Using the Epley formula for estimating a pathway through plateaus

March 25, 2025 · 645 words
A collage of the **How To with John Wilson** title card, **FOUND** magazine, and one of **The Books'** albums

Foraging Humanity

I talk about three mediums that capture the art of the lost and found

October 31, 2023 · 814 words
Maple leaves on sand dunes in early September have just started to change color. Michigan, 2023

Some Sweet Thoughts on Sugar

Chefs work with a wide variety of different sugars and syrups. A small bit of sweetness in a savory dish can bring balance just as well as salt or acid do to sweet dishes. Sometimes this can be accomplished via onion, carrot or tomato in a rich sauce, or via tree fruits, berries or wine in an aromatic one. Sweetness is a part of the flavor balancing equation. Sugar is energy dense....

June 10, 2023 · 731 words

The Flavor Network

This tool allows you to explore the flavor network, a social graph for flavor profiles. The network is based on the Flavor Bible and soon the companion book What to Drink with What You Eat.

January 4, 2023 · 1092 words

Les Miserables

Les Miserables is one of my favorite books. I read most of the original translation on a train ride to Portland, OR from Chicago, IL back in 2008 and enjoyed the remainder on the return trip back East. It taught me compassion: when Valjean places the coin in Cosette’s shoe. Father Christmas always misses her. There was an earlier passage of a man stepping on a coin in front of her, while she swept dressed in rags....

December 24, 2022 · 260 words

Network Graphs with Images

This is a follow-up to the previous post Network Graphs in Hugo. I’m feeling fruity. These aren’t all tree fruits, but a few clusters organized by tree grafting compatibility. Data for the network is stored in two separate JSON files, both located in /static/data/fruit/: nodes.json edges.json The javascript and the shortcode, as one file: fruit-network.html {{ $nodesPath := .Get "nodesPath" }} {{ $edgesPath := .Get "edgesPath" }} <style> #mynetwork { background-color: #f5f5f5; /* a medium gray color */ border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #cccccc; margin: 5px 0 40px 0; } </style> <div id="mynetwork" data-nodes-path={{ $nodesPath }} data-edges-path={{ $edgesPath }}></div> <script src="https://visjs....

December 21, 2022 · 220 words