> At the section where he flashes an image of a re-imagined periodic table, he immediately exclaimed "look how beautiful it is!" and I was immediately instead c

> At the section where he flashes an image of a re-imagined periodic table, he immediately exclaimed "look how beautiful it is!" and I was immediately instead confused … As it happens, this particular version of the periodic table is my own favourite. It’s perhaps easier to see why it’s so nice if you look at a larger version [0] — the periodicity is extremely obvious, not just in the elements themselves but also in the arrangement of the d- and f-blocks (which are in fact obscured in the usual periodic table). On the other hand, I suppose it’s true that trends in electronegativity etc. become somewhat less obvious. As with everything, it’s a trade-off. [0] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Elementspiral_%28polyatomic%29.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Elements...