Social scientific research investigates how people interact with each other, think about themselves, and understand society.

It also helps us know more about ethics.

"The Real Problem with Hypocrisy"

• How is hypocrisy a kind of geneivat da'at?
  
  

"Empathy Is Actually a Choice"

• What are the limits of empathy? 
• What is the relationship between power and empathy?

"Rudeness Is Contagious"

• Why does rudeness matter?
  
  

"Microaggression and Changing Moral Cultures"

• What is the role of social conditions in moral cultures?

"The Three Minute Sociologist - POET: A Powerful Acronym in Sociology"

• What are the macro, meso, and micro levels of analysis?
• Why is the acronym POET useful?

"The Science of Character"

• How does the strengths-based approach to character development described in this video compare to the practice of Mussar?
• What's the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset?
• What is "grit" in the context of character development?

"The Adaptable Mind"

• What are the five skills necessary for the contemporary world, according to this video?
• Which of these five skills do you feel is currently your greatest strength? Which do you need to develop most? How would you do so?

"Privilege makes them do it—what a study of Internet trolls reveals"

"What role do social change organizations play in strengthening democracy?"