Totally. Scientists typically aren't given Nobel prizes until decades after the fact. And while I don't have any numbers to back it up, I suspect that more most

Totally. Scientists typically aren't given Nobel prizes until decades after the fact. And while I don't have any numbers to back it up, I suspect that more mostly-retired 70-year-olds have time to pick up a hobby on the side than the 35-year-olds in the heat of their career. Controlling for age is critical to relevance in a study like this.