Daniel W McShea

Professor, Duke University

Daniel W McShea is professor of biology at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. His latest book is The Missing Two-Thirds of Evolutionary Theory (2020), co-authored with Robert N Brandon.

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Written by Daniel W McShea

A sea turtle swimming underwater in clear turquoise water with sunlight shimmering on the surface.

essayPhilosophy of science

Elusive but everywhere

A new theory argues that unseen ‘fields’ guide all goal-directed things in the Universe, from falling rocks to voyaging turtles

Daniel W McShea & Gunnar O Babcock