In the time I spent with Duesberg, I tried desperately to figure out why a man would hold convictions that make him a laughing stock with his peers and threaten his professional livelihood. But Duesberg genuinely believes the science of what he advocates. The academic zeal he has for his research is plainly evident. In Duesberg's world, there's no choice. Others aren't convinced.
Some people play the gadfly, some the martyr.
Perhaps a psychologist would serve you well for an interview. Duesberg has made bitter enemies of nearly every scientist working on AIDS, from Dr. Gallo to Dr. David Ho, the researcher who pioneered 'cocktail' drug treatments in 1997. Duesberg challenged me. Of course you did. Duesberg dismissed Ho's work in mid-sentence when I brought it up.