At Baghdad's central morgue, in a large room, rows of chairs face a huge screen.

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Meanwhile, outside of that claustrophobic feedback loop of our face and our screen, the physical systems of the earth are degraded by human activity.

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In 2009, Barack Obama's face on the screen in the Caribbean Sea was as sharply defined as it was at the U.S. Capitol, and some people on the pool deck slathered on sunscreen while others planned shore excursions.

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