Is the broiler chicken an icon of the anthropocene--an era when humans are are radically altering the biology and geology of the planet? A new paper out of the UK says so and we take a look at the authors' argument. Support us on Patreon: bit.ly/2GjxdoLCheck our list of recommended science books: bit.ly/2zOIiYULinks:How chickens became the ultimate symbol of the Anthropocenehttps://theconversation.com/how-chickens-became-the-ultimate-symbol-of-the-anthropocene-108559The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biospherehttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.180325