Phrenology
Researchers at NYU have proven that Neanderthal is not really a human progenitor, based on measurements of the skull. Looking at bumps and nubs on the skull was originally what led scientists to believe that Neanderthal was an ancestor, but apparently that was phrenelogical superstition, andour modern prowess with computers yields the true science of measuring heads. With all of this technology, will we soon be able to prove that the universe really is filled with ether?