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After taking a semester off from college to intern with Vermont Public Radio in 1999, Sidsel was hooked.  She went on to work as a reporter and producer at WNYC in New York and WAMU in Washington, DC before moving to New Mexico in 2007. 
As KUNM’s Conservation Beat reporter, Sidsel covers news from around the state having to do with protection of our earth, air and water.  She also keeps up a blog, earth air waves, filled with all the bits that can’t be crammed into the local broadcast of Morning Edition and All Things Considered.  When not interviewing inspiring people (or sheep), Sidsel can be found doing underdogs with her daughters at the park.
 
 
 

All Tech Considered
12:24 am
Mon December 3, 2012

In Eye Control, A Promise To Let Your Tablet Go Hands-Free

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In an image from an Eye Tribe video, a man uses his eyes to play the Fruit Ninja game, slicing fruit in half as it appears on the screen.
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The open-source software produced by the Gaze Group uses infrared light to track the pupils of users' eyes, allowing them to control the cursor on a mobile or desktop computer.
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Originally published on Mon December 3, 2012 1:57 am

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The Salt
12:46 am
Tue November 13, 2012

Danes May Bring Back Butter As Government Rolls Back Fat Tax

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Toothbutter, illustrated.
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Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 12:34 pm

Toothbutter: noun. Butter spread so thickly as to reveal teeth marks upon biting.

The fact that this word exists in the Danish language should help to explain what politicians were up against when they introduced the "fat tax" just over a year ago. This is a country that loves it some butter (and meat, and all things dreadful to the arteries).

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The Salt
11:29 am
Fri November 2, 2012

Christmas Comes Early For Denmark's Beer Drinkers

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J-Day, the first Friday in November, marks the release of Denmark's Christmas beer, Tuborg's Julebryg. It's practically a national holiday as the beer is promoted tonight in bars throughout the country.
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Jacob Lyby, a bar manager at Fox and Hounds in Herning, Denmark holding a case of the special Danish Christmas beer being released tonight in Denmark.
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Originally published on Fri November 2, 2012 12:40 pm

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The Salt
11:27 am
Mon October 29, 2012

As U.S. States Look To Add Food Labels, Denmark Looks To Subtract Some

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Just some of the food labels a Danish government group is evaluating.
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Originally published on Mon October 29, 2012 4:58 pm

Wherever you look these days, it seems labels that strive to send a message about our food are on the table. In California, there's a vote coming up on whether genetically modified foods should be labeled. A few weeks ago, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission updated its guidelines for "green" labeling.

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