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- ↑ McCombs, Theodore (August 9, 2019). "Computational Philosophy: Ted Chiang's Stories as Engines of Inquiry". Fiction Unbound. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ Sheehan, Jason (May 10, 2019). "Take A Breath And Dive Into 'Exhalation'". NPR . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ Vint, Sherryl (25 May 2019). "The Technologies That Remake Us: On Ted Chiang's "Exhalation: Stories"". Los Angeles Review of Books . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ Roberts, Adam (2019-07-12). "Exhalation by Ted Chiang review – stories from an SF master". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
