I think he's speculating that Copernicum and other super heavy elements might offer some angle. Oddly enough I recall reading about a large amount of interest i

I think he's speculating that Copernicum and other super heavy elements might offer some angle. Oddly enough I recall reading about a large amount of interest in studying mercury back in the 30s and 40s that tapered off. Maybe there is something there. Also I would definitely buy "Quantum Physics: A Hand-Wavey Approach" and suspect you could do a whole series of those books.