<em>Exhalation</em> is a science fiction short story by author Ted Chiang. The story is presented as a scientist's journal entry. It tells the story of a race of mechanical beings, which the scientist belong to. One day, he discovers that clocks appear to be going faster than usual. <u>In order to find out why this is the case, he decides to dissect his own brain.</u> The scientist discovers that it is not that clocks are going faster, but that brains are computing more slowly due to increased atmospheric pressure.
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