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Sensory evaluation
Research shows that alcohol taste is influenced by genes
How people perceive and taste alcohol depends on genetic factors, and that likely influences whether they "like" and consume alcoholic beverages, according to researchers in Penn State´s College of Agricultural Sciences. In the first study to show that the sensations from sampled alcohol vary as a function of genetics 
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Sensory evaluation
Research shows that alcohol taste is influenced by genes
How people perceive and taste alcohol depends on genetic factors, and that likely influences whether they "like" and consume alcoholic beverages, according to researchers in Penn State´s College of Agricultural Sciences. In the first study to show that the sensations from sampled alcohol vary as a function of genetics
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 Overtakes Hong Kong
London the world´s most expensive city
Report suggests that London is twice as pricey as Sydney and four times more than Rio for companies to place staff. London has overtaken Hong Kong as the world´s most expensive city to live and work in, with a new study suggesting it is almost twice as pricey as Sydney, and four times more than Rio de Janeiro.
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Six UK universities have scored full marks in an assessment gay friendly
The six institutions with top marks in 2015 are Cardiff University, Liverpool John Moores University, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Essex, University of Glasgow and York St John University. Cardiff and Liverpool John Moores both scored top marks in the previous year´s guide.
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"Dress for Success" rules
New York students rebel against a dress code directive
More than 200 students have been given detention for violating the dress code, and 90 percent of those students are girls. The school´s "Dress for Success" policy, outlined in its handbook, is so strict because exposed skin is a "distraction" according to education center
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World Tourism Organisation
International tourism up by 5% in the first half of the year
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.6% in the first half of 2014 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Destinations worldwide received some 517 million international tourists between January and June 2014, 22 million more than in the same period of 2013.
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 Morality in everyday life
Researchers create an app to track morality
In a new study, researchers used a smartphone app to track moral and immoral acts committed or witnessed by more than 1,200 people as they went about their days. It´s one of the first attempts to quantify the moral landscape of daily life.
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FIWARE
An EU-funded app helps taxi drivers to find clients
A new EU-funded tool will help people stuck in a long queue outside a bar, club or venue waiting for a taxi get a taxi. With the Smartaxi app, taxi drivers collect and pool information on the "hot spots" for pick ups, meaning you spend less time waiting for one to arrive.
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2014 the ´year of encryption´.
25th anniversary of the World Wide Web
2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web.From its earliest beginnings, users have demanded security for their sensitive information and web sites have universally responded by supporting encryption protocols such as SSL/TLS to encrypt data as it moved across the wires.
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 A powerful businessperson in Spain
Santander Chairman Emilio Botin dies
Emilio Botin, one of Spain´s most powerful men who transformed Santander from a small domestic lender into the euro zone´s biggest bank, died of a heart attack on Tuesday night aged 79, a spokesman for the bank said on Wednesday. The bank will hold a board meeting on Wednesday to nominate a successor, it said in a statement.
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 Partnering with Stripe
Twitter steps into ecommerce
Twitter announced Monday that it is testing a "Buy Now" button to let users shop directly from the social network. The initial sellers range from brands like Burberry and The Home Depot to artists like Ryan Adams and Megadeth.
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Partnering with Stripe
Twitter´s step into ecommerce
Twitter announced Monday that it is testing a "Buy Now" button to let users shop from select merchants and artists directly from the social network. The button will roll out to a select group of users first before being introduced more broadly. The initial sellers range from brands like Burberry and The Home Depot to artists like Ryan Adams and Megadeth.
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Women´s rights committee
Europe organises workshop to discuss how to improve the gender equality strategy
On Wednesday 3 September the women´s rights committee organises a workshop in Brussels to discuss a new strategy. During the workshop experts from several European countries will share their recommendations on how to improve the situation and achieve true gender equality. Follow it live on the Parliament website.
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Women´s rights committee
Europe organises workshop to discuss how to improve the gender equality strategy
On Wednesday 3 September the women´s rights committee organises a workshop in Brussels to discuss a new strategy. During the workshop experts from several European countries will share their recommendations on how to improve the situation and achieve true gender equality. Follow it live on the Parliament website.
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Finds success in China
Spanish app provides psychological therapy through the mobile phone
AirPersons has created the world´s first application for mobile phones designed specifically for psychological consultations. This app is already a leader on Google Play in terms of number of downloads and in China, where consumers can find it in stores such as Baodiy Wandouija.
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The 7th Congress in Madrid
Symposiums on the contemporary issues European families have to face
The Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM) invites the scientific community to present symposiums and papers on a range of contemporary issues that families face including the current economic crisis.
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15% more productive
Plants in offices increase productivity, study finds
Dr Chris Knight from Exeter University and his fellow psychologists, who have been studying the issue for 10 years, concluded that employees were 15% more productive when "lean" workplaces are filled with just a few houseplants, as employees who actively engage with their surroundings are better workers.
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The company also apologised
Zara withdraws a t-shirts after online accusations of anti-semitism
The Spanish fashion retailer Zara apologized for a kids´ T-shirt from its website on Wednesday after many on social media pointed out it strongly resembled a Nazi concentration camp uniform.
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Europe´s best city
Berlin and Valencia the best city for families
Berlin has been named as Europe´s best city for families. The survey, commissioned by holiday home rental site House Trip, assessed European cities on factors such as the number of family-friendly galleries and museums, safety, pollution and crime.
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Public Health
The risk of young people driving drunk increases if their parents drink
If parents consume alcohol, it is more likely that their children will drive under its influence. This is one of the conclusions of a new study analysing the data of more than 30,000 students and their relationship with drinking and driving. The results have been published in the "Adicciones" journal.
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 The ALS Association has reported $70.2 in donations
The ice bucket challenge a viral phenomenon
The ice bucket challenge´s phenomenal success is making other charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors. The viral nature of the effort surprised even the ALS Association.
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Leading live video platform for gamers
Amazon buys Twitch, a live video-game-streaming site
Amazon said on Monday it would pay $970 million in cash for Twitch, a live video-game-streaming site with more than 55 million users that´s similar to YouTube for video games. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2014.
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 Young people and drugs
Most european young pleople are less informed about the effects and risks of drugs
A new research released on Thursday (21 August) by Eurobarometer
shows that young Europeans are less informed about the effects and risks of drugs than just a few years ago. The study that focused mainly on opinions on regulating drugs and dealing with drug problems in society highlighted the division among the young people in Europe: 45 percent of them thought that cannabis should be regulated, while 53 percent felt it should be banned.
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Global population, less intelligent
IQ scores decreasing, research claims
Scientists warn humans are getting dumber. Evidence suggests that the IQs of people in the UK, Denmark and Australia has declined in the last decade.
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 Consumer Confidence Indicator
European consumer confidence declines
In August 2014, the consumer confidence indicator decreased in both the EU (by 0.9 points to -6.4) and the euro area (by 1.6 points to
-10.0) compared to July. The index declined for the third month in a row and the latest reading is the lowest since February, when it was -12.7.
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