Part 3 of Skeptic Check: Amelia Earhart, featuring Claire Maldarelli, editor at Popular Science Magazine, discussing TIGHAR’s search for Amelia Earhart and their methods of assessing evidence.

Skeptic Check: Amelia Earhart:
Part 1: John Norberg / Historic Flight
Part 2: Andrew McKenna / TIGHAR’s Search
Part 3: Claire Maldarelli / Evidence of Amelia
Part 4: Andrew Maynard / Inescapable Uncertainty

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