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A new issue of Europe’s Journal of Psychology is out, including Lutz Bornmann (Max Planck), Loet Leydesdorff (Amsterdam), and Gunter Krampen (Trier): Which Are the “Best” Cities for Psychology Research Worldwide? Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev is named corruption's “Person of the Year” by Transparency International. Daniel Byman and Benjamin Wittes on how Obama decides your fate if he thinks you're a terrorist: A look inside the "disposition matrix" that determines when — or if — the administration will pursue a suspected militant. Harold Bloom is God: A conversation about literature, Judaism, and the Almighty with the great Yale literary critic. Edge of the world: For one journalist embarking on a seven-year journey to retrace the footsteps of early humans, the biggest obstacles are man-made. Presidential encores have a reputation for being rocky, but there have been exceptions — and Obama’s new term could be one of them. Kristen Bahler on asexuality, the people’s choice for people who don't want anyone. From TLS, a review essay on Alan Turing by Michael Saler. C. Coville on 6 mind-blowing archeological discoveries destroyed by idiocy.