“robert buckman”

Robert Buckman is a successful Toronto cancer specialist and comic writer and performer who has collaborated often with John Cleese and other members of the Monty Python gang. From being labelled a "little prick with a needle" in medical school in 1969 to starring in his own British television comed... More

This book teaches doctors how to do effectively what many do poorly-communicate bad news to their patients. What the patient hears and understands, how the patient reacts and integrates the bad news, depends on how the doctor conveys it. This book teaches strategies, techniques, and responses that i... More

Your body has 100 trillion cells, but only 10 trillion are human. The rest belong to the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites that live on or in us. Some of these tenants are actually beneficial, aiding in the digestion process, for example. The majority of them neither help nor hurt us, but simp... More

In this provocative study of the connection between belief and behavior, Buckman reviews the history of religious belief, and explains data from neuroscience experiments that show a physical cause for religious thoughts.Recent neurological studies have shown that there are regions of the brain that ... More

Where do our beliefs come from? During prayer or meditation are we communicating with God? Or does the concept of God originate in our own minds?In this wide-ranging book, Dr. Robert Buckman takes us on a journey through the history of human belief, combining philosophy, theology, and new scientific... More