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She\u2019s among the most famous missing persons in history.\xa0On the eightieth anniversary of Amelia Earhart\u2019s disappearance, mystery still shrouds her fate.\xa0What happened during the last leg of her round-the-world trek?\nTheories abound.\xa0Perhaps she ran out of fuel, and plunged into the ocean \u2026 or was captured by the Japanese.\xa0A non-profit international organization, TIGHAR, suggests she was a castaway, and offers up a new analysis of bones found on a Pacific atoll during the time of the Second World War. Their researchers will return to this possible landing spot to seek more clues this summer.\nWe consider these theories and weigh the new evidence surrounding Earhart\u2019s puzzling last flight.\xa0Also, why are we uncomfortable with open-ended mysteries?\nGuests:\n\n\nAndrew McKenna\u2013 Researcher with TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery)\n\n\nClaire Maldarelli\u2013 Editor at\xa0Popular Science Magazine\n\n\n\nAndrew Maynard\u2013 Director of the Risk Innovation Lab, Arizona State University\n\n\nJohn Norberg\u2013 Journalist and former writer on air and space for Purdue University\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices