So i’ve been mentally out of commission for a bit, my apologies. Here’s a few quick things to buy time tide us all over.

First and foremost, thanks to Susan over at Hug the Monkey, a great blog about oxytocin, for pretty much completely refuting my last post about oxytocin and love. Looks like there may be a good reason i couldn’t find anything the interviewees have actually published on their topic. Thanks, Susan!

First shortie: this duderoni at Swarthmore thought it would be a good idea to use Chernoff faces to visually express some common statistics kept on major league baseball managers. And i have to agree- it’s pretty great. Took me a few minutes to get used to what feature represents which stat, but the end result is interesting and amusing. Although, apparently a few of the managers took issue with their caricatures. Maybe they can tweak their style next season to improve their Chernoff appeal?

In other interesting-yet-amusing news, a study to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that unnoticeably brief exposure to major brand logos affects behavior, leading some to express that brand’s values. The Apple-exposed were more creative than those flashed by IBM, and the subjects flashed with a Disney Channel logo were more honest than those who got E!’s. So if you’re having creativity issues at work tomorrow, maybe ask your boss for a Mac. Or at least tack the logo up by your desk.