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World Service,13 Jul 2017,49 mins

Is Steph Curry Cheap, and Fake Football News

The Thought Show

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The American basketballer Stephen Curry has just signed the biggest contract in NBA history for $200 million over 5 years but amazingly, according to fellow superstar player Lebron James, he’s probably being underpaid. We look at the economics of superstar sports salaries. Rumours in football and the fake news generated by these rumours are nothing new, but we’ll be looking at the way these stories impact clubs, players and fans. And what’s in a kiss? Charlotte McDonald examines the biochemistry, psychology, anthropology and history of kissing. Where does it come from and is it innately human? (Image: NBA Finals: Game Four, Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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