This week, I was honored with a Best Life-In-Science Award from ScienceSeeker for my article on the earliest known cases of HIV/AIDS, "The Sea Has Neither Sense Nor Pity: the Earliest Known Cases of AIDS in the Pre-AIDS Era." There were some serious heavyweight contenders in this inaugural contest and I am beyond delighted that this fascinating story was recognized. It's nice to be acknowledged (and rewarded!) for work that is largely spent in loud cafes while drinking bitter espresso long gone cold and staring helplessly at my computer keyboard. Thank you to the judges - Fraser Cain, Maggie Koerth-Baker, and Maryn McKenna and to ScienceSeeker for this distinction and award.
I took a risk in writing this article in a style and tone that I had never tried before. I was hoping to convey a sense of the transcendent enormity of one man's infection with a strange new virus ...
