Two key characteristics of a good scientific investigation are hypothesis and observation of whatever organism your studying.
The disadvantage of having imformation at your fingertips is that not all of information could be true but only mere ideas or theories and that having alot of information can be overwhelming to the point where you can process so much information you might forget about the important things you come across for some propaganda trying to get your attention
You can infer that the parts of the body with the most touch receptors are the most important in receiving touch stimuli from the environment.