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The weaker the mixture, the stronger the potency. That paradox is a central tenet of homeopathy. More than 200 years old and developed long before germ theory, the practice is the fastest growing form of alternative medicine worldwide.\nProponents say its diluted remedies cure disease. Most scientists maintain there\u2019s nothing in homeopathic solution but water. We\u2019ll hear the arguments, and also the role placebos might be playing in the cure.\nPlus, skeptic Phil Plait voyages to the edge of the solar system where a new planet has been discovered \u2026 maybe!\nAnd, consider our brains: the product of millions of years of evolution. So why aren\u2019t we more consistent in our reasoning?\nIt\u2019s Skeptic Check\u2026. but don\u2019t take our word for it.\nGuests:\n\u2022\xa0Iris Bell \u2013 Psychiatrist and researcher in alternative medicine at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Simon Singh \u2013 Science writer based in the U.K., author of Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Phil Plait \u2013 Astronomer, skeptic, and keeper of the web site badastronomy.com\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Jim Underdown \u2013 Executive Director, Center for Inquiry, Los Angeles\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Gordy Slack \u2013 Science writer and keeper of the neuroscience web site, "Brainstorm\u201d\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Robert Kurzban \u2013 Associate professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices