Carl Elliott

Carl Elliott

@carlelliott.bsky.social

Author of The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No (Norton, 2024) #whistleblowing #bioethics #philosophy Words in The Atlantic, New Yorker, New York Times, New York Review of Books https://www.carl-elliott.com/

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Curious Reading Club
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For folks in South Carolina... If you don't know, bioethicist Carl is the author of "The Occasional Human Sacrifice" -- our second ever pick!

Carl Elliott@carlelliott.bsky.social

For anyone in upstate South Carolina: I'll be giving a public lecture at Furman University this Friday, October October 23, during Homecoming Weekend, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Douglas MacDonald Medicine Program. www.furman.edu/news/furman-...

furman.eduFurman celebrates 200 years with Bicentennial Homecoming WeekendFurman University celebrates 200 years with Bicentennial Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, Oct. 22–25. Explore the schedule of events, including class reunions, campus traditions, live performances, the H...
Carl Elliott
@carlelliott.bsky.social

For anyone in upstate South Carolina: I'll be giving a public lecture at Furman University this Friday, October October 23, during Homecoming Weekend, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Douglas MacDonald Medicine Program. www.furman.edu/news/furman-...

furman.eduFurman celebrates 200 years with Bicentennial Homecoming WeekendFurman University celebrates 200 years with Bicentennial Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, Oct. 22–25. Explore the schedule of events, including class reunions, campus traditions, live performances, the H...
Carl Elliott
@carlelliott.bsky.social

Thanks to This Podcast Will Kill You for a thoroughly enjoyable conversation!

This Podcast Will Kill You@tpwky.bsky.social

Rarely do stories of unethical medical experimentation focus on the people who fought to bring these harms to light: the whistleblower. What does it take to blow the whistle, and what does it cost? This week, Dr. Carl Elliott discusses his latest book The Occasional Human Sacrifice. Don't miss this!

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Bloomsbury Philosophy
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Join the editors and contributors to 'Bioethical Responsibilities in Twenty-First Century Crises' next week for a virtual conversation! Register here: https://bit.ly/4mpBLKv Learn more about the book: https://bit.ly/4cgIilQ

us06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bioethical Responsibilities in 21st Century Crises. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.Join bioethics and medical experts for a conversation about the need for new bioethical methods and focus to address contemporary problems, including disability and erasure, incarceration and detentio...
Carl Elliott
@carlelliott.bsky.social

A University of Minnesota neuroscience professor who studies brain activity in monkeys has been suspended from research after a decade of repeated problems related to lab animal care and a blatant failure to follow the rules. www.startribune.com/u-professor-...

startribune.comUniversity of Minnesota professor suspended from monkey research after decade of serious problemsNeuroscience professor Geoff Ghose was disciplined for an “overt failure to comply” with rules around working with lab animals.
Carl Elliott
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I'll be talking about whistleblowing and medical research this Tuesday at the University of Pennsylvania medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/master-of-bi...

medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.eduPenn Medical Ethics and Health Policy | Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): "Why They Blow the Whistle: Exposing Abuses in Medical Research" - Carl Elliott, MD, PhDWhy They Blow the Whistle: Exposing Abuses in Medical Research   Carl Elliott, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Philosophy University of Minnesota In popular culture, whistleblowers are consci...
Carl Elliott
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‘I feel desperate’: Minnesota woman suffering medical emergency stuck in Texas detention minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/16/i...

minnesotareformer.com‘I feel desperate’: Minnesota woman suffering medical emergency stuck in Texas detention • Minnesota ReformerAndrea Pedro-Francisco was supposed to have surgery more than a month ago. A cyst on her ovary has swelled to nearly the size of a tennis ball and is now at risk of rupturing or cutting off blood supp...

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Judy Stone
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New: ICE detention warehouses, like this planned for #Hagerstown, bring concerns about infections, adequate water, and economic impact (in addition to the obvious human rights concerns). Here's some of what to watch for: www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

forbes.comWhat To Watch For When ICE Buys Local WarehousesDHS is buying huge warehouses raising concerns about economic impacts on towns, adequate water and infrastructure, and outbreaks of measles, other infectious diseases.
Carl Elliott
@carlelliott.bsky.social

To 99% of ICE-occupied Minneapolis, the line between good and evil over the past two months has been absolutely clear. Yet the #UMN administration has consistently picked the wrong side. www.startribune.com/politics-uni...

startribune.comOpinion | At the University of Minnesota, neutrality has become censorship"In theory, neutrality policies protect free debate by allowing the community to disagree on controversial matters. But in practice, these policies are easily weaponized to achieve the opposite — cens...

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Andrew Karre
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Carl Elliott
@carlelliott.bsky.social

We have an anti-ICE protest concert. Four days later, ICE announces it is leaving Minnesota. Coincidence? I don't think so.

Carl Elliott@carlelliott.bsky.social

Here's a feel-good story from occupied Minneapolis. No tear gas, no abductions, just a community coming together. Plus, some excellent protest music. #StandWithMinneapolis #ICEProtest #Resistance #ProtestSong www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2g3...

youtube.comFrom the Heart of ICE-occupied MinneapolisYouTube video by The Gated Community
Carl Elliott
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Carl Elliott@carlelliott.bsky.social

Here's a feel-good story from occupied Minneapolis. No tear gas, no abductions, just a community coming together. Plus, some excellent protest music. #StandWithMinneapolis #ICEProtest #Resistance #ProtestSong www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2g3...

youtube.comFrom the Heart of ICE-occupied MinneapolisYouTube video by The Gated Community
Carl Elliott
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Hundreds of immigrants in Minneapolis are housed in "piles of trash, no bedding with people sleeping on the floor, detainees shackled by the ankle and holding rooms with as many as a dozen or more people." #ImmigrationJustice #ICEoutforGood www.startribune.com/immigration-...

startribune.comImmigration attorneys call out dirty conditions, ‘disarray and chaos’ at Whipple detention facilityAttorneys for the Advocates for Human Rights visited the Whipple Federal Building on Monday following a judge’s ruling.

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FactPost
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

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Leigh Turner
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“To disallow a faculty member from expressing their solidarity with the murdered man at his own memorial service is not ‘neutrality,’ it is complicity.”

Carl Elliott@carlelliott.bsky.social

A violinist was invited to perform at a memorial for Alex Pretti. When she arrived wearing a black tunic saying "The evil must end," University of Minnesota administrators had her ejected from the building by armed guards. mndaily.com/top-story/un...

mndaily.comUniversity police escort music professor out of Alex Pretti vigil for wearing ICE OUT sign, ‘You know we aren’t taking sides here.’What does one wear to the memorial of a killing? Music professor Stephanie Arado, asked by University of Minnesota administrators to perform at a streamed community event for alum Alex...
Carl Elliott
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A violinist was invited to perform at a memorial for Alex Pretti. When she arrived wearing a black tunic saying "The evil must end," University of Minnesota administrators had her ejected from the building by armed guards. mndaily.com/top-story/un...

mndaily.comUniversity police escort music professor out of Alex Pretti vigil for wearing ICE OUT sign, ‘You know we aren’t taking sides here.’What does one wear to the memorial of a killing? Music professor Stephanie Arado, asked by University of Minnesota administrators to perform at a streamed community event for alum Alex...