That&#x27;s true, but the effect size here is also tiny - 1%. It&#x27;s plausible it&#x27;s statistically significant but completely meaningless.<p>It&#x27;s possible this study is novel mainly for the methodology, which as reported is the first wide-scale test of its nature. The media of course focus on the correlations because they are more sensational - it gets people thinking &quot;am I depressed because I&#x27;m part neanderthal?&quot;