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Wyatt Brege

I simulated black-hole neutron-star mergers for my physics PhD at WSU. I’m also a professional chef with a love for seafood, sauces, soups and organic produce. A lifelong believer in free software, I build apps and tools across AI, data science, and Linux.

Articles

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

2023-10-31 814w

heatmap with a monitor, camera, and phone icon

Exploring my camera, screenshot, and image activity

A data exploration project around my personal image collection habits.

2026-02-11 702w

20 years of email

Making my case that satisfaction surveys are the new email cancer

2025-09-01 803w

A snapshot of the prototype protein calculator with the first few entries in the table.

How much of one single food do you need to eat in a day to satisfy protein demands?

A live protein calculator prototype for common high protein food sources.

2025-04-17 1554w

Health-and-Wellness

Non-linear Weightlifting Progression Calculator

Using the Epley formula, and others, for estimating an effective pathway through weightlifting plateaus

2025-03-25 830w

Maple leaves on sand dunes in early September have just started to change color. Michigan, 2023

Some Sweet Thoughts on Sugar

How I think about sugar and sweetness as a chef from the perspectives of history, technique, and natural science.

2023-06-10 731w