by Beth Staats
Quick Summary
Ebooks Minnesota recently added a series of books around current controversies, like climate change, cyberterrorism, and AI.
You can find a new series of books in Ebooks Minnesota highlighting current controversies in the world today. From Big Tech and Democracy to The Politics and Science of COVID-19 to The Business of College Sports, students can read collections of essays examining several hotly debated issues. The Current Controversies series provides valuable information for research and personal decision-making, and offers supporting evidence from well-known and credible sources that readers can trust. Each volume in this series presents a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources written by authorities in their respective fields. These books are ideal resources for current events, history, speech classes, and debate teams. Take a look at a few of the titles below:
Media Trustworthiness
This title collects articles and essays about media trustworthiness in the U.S., citing statistics from the Pew Research Center showing that American distrust in the traditional media and news sources is declining and at an all-time low.
Space: tourism, competition, militarization
This book presents essays from assorted writers espousing opposing viewpoints on issues and controversies involving space tourism and travel, including whether or not it is safe, whether space militarization should be accepted, and whether space tourism is beneficial for humanity.
The Business of College Sports: who earns what
This contains a collection of essays offering opposing viewpoints on controversies surrounding the business of college sports. Discussing topics including salaries of coaches, superconferences, and play compensation.
