The ES Journal
Anaïs Nin 06.02.2012
This week our team of contributors explore the quote from Anais Nin “There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom”
IN DEFENCE OF THE TEENAGE BRAIN
Contributor: Jamie Farschi
Navigating a path through adolescence can be a risky business. The decisions! The peer pressure! The hormones!
In fact it’s our not-yet-fully-developed brains during our teenage years that are hard-wired for risky behaviour.
It was once thought the brain was fully developed by age 12. However, with the emergence of MRI technology and the ability to scan the brain without causing harm through radiation, it was discovered the brain goes through a stage of maturation that doesn’t conclude until well into our mid twenties.
Pressed Juicery Goes Live
NY TIMES CULTURE
Pressed Juicery in Los Angeles began as a labor of love. When the co-founder Carly Brien’s mother got ill, she and her friends Hayden Slater and Hedi Gores decided to change career paths (from public relations, production and full-time motherhood, respectively) and create something healthful and positive. At the time, Los Angeles was lacking a juicery that used a hydraulic press, a machine that squelches an entire fruit or vegetable into a pulp, extracting three to four times more than an average juicer.
CURRENT ISSUE
ISSUE 01: THE SHAKERS ISSUE
The first issue takes a look at 10 university students and recent alumni across the UK achieving applaudable feats and value across media, fashion, food, sport, innovation and tech. We also hop from LSE to Kingston and ULU checking in on societies committed to providing value for its members and student community. Also, photojournalism bringing locations in France straight to your fingertips, as well as an investigative interview into the origin and rise of superheroes.