What’s the deal with these string methods, and how are they different? String substr() str.substr(start[, length]) This method takes a start index, and optionally a number of characters to read from that start index with the default being to read until the end of the string. The start parameter may be a negative...

The UK Government's response to the covid-19 is to 'test, test, test'. This article demonstrates in pictorial terms why this strategy will catastrophically overestimate the number of people actually infected, leading to widespread disruption.