Have you ever wondered what economists do? Or sociologists? Or anthropologists? Historians? Political scientists? Geographers? Political economists? Historical sociologists? Yes, they all study some field -- sociology, or history -- but what does that really MEAN? What makes an analysis sociological rather than economic? What kinds of methods do these practitioners use? What kinds of questions do they ask? How do they decide if an issue or phenomenon lies in their field of inquiry? Finally, what do these people actually DO? In this short 3-hour class, we will try to answer these questions. Not, however, by reading stuffy research papers but by using Isaac Asimov's famous novel: Foundation. In this novel (originally published as short stories), Asimov imagines a crumbling Galactic empire and a set of visionaries who aim to save this empire through a science of "psychohistory." Taking Asimov's world seriously, we will ask how the sciences of society work and what they do. At the end of the class, you will have some idea of the differences between the social sciences. Perhaps you will also know what classes you want to take in college!