JavaScript’s arrays can hold heterogeneous types, change size on the fly, and readily insert or remove elements. Traditional methods like slice, splice, and push/pop do this by operating on the array ...

The late 20th century was the Golden Age of News. Larger-than-life newscasters earned the public’s trust and were proven worthy. They successfully policed the activities of governments, businesses and ...

Humanities faculty member Annjeanette Wiese's book Narrative Truthiness: The Logic of Complex Truth in Hybrid (Non)Fiction releases October 1. Narrative Truthiness explores the complex nature of truth ...

The idea is a merger of pop culture with academics. In pop culture, “truthiness” refers facetiously to the feeling of something being true, independent of its actual truth value (a term coined by late ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. [image_credit]REUTERS/Yuri Gripas[/image_credit][image_caption]Former President ...

Arrays are wonderful and a very particular type in JavaScript. There are many useful built-in properties and methods that will help you resolve any task which involves this kind of type. Today, we’re ...

Political ads should pay to be fact-checked before they are run. A simple “truthiness” rating, from “confirmed facts” to “lawn fertilizer” to “toxic sludge” should be added to each ad, along with the ...

Few people are immune to irrational fears and—like many others—I’m pretty scared of spiders. While I don’t experience the symptoms of a debilitating phobia, the unexpected sight of a creepy-crawly ...