This course explores the history of science through direct engagement with local scientific artifacts within the University of Toronto Scientific Instrument Collection (UTSIC.org). Each student will undertake a research project focused on a single artifact within the collection in order to explore both the local history of science and the methodology of material culture research as it relates to science.

This course will focus on matters of special interest in the history and philosophy of science and technology. Topics will change each time the course is offered, but may include a focus on specific-time periods, fields and methods of inquiry, individuals, institutions, geographic regions, controversies, etc.

Students attend workshops in the Faculty of Law, meet for related discussion and complete related assignments. Enrolment is restricted to qualified fourth-year students registered in the Major Program Ethics, Society, and Law.