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Quantum mechanics makes verifiable predictions, but leaves quantum reality hidden behind the results of measurements. Quantum objects obey special rules and exist in states that cannot be described in terms of the reality we are accustomed to. Even modest successes in manipulating their properties look like an approximation of miracles; quantum objects, however, skillfully protect their “personal life” from intrusions from the classical world. To understand what we know about quanta, you can contact Alexey Semikhatov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of the Theory of Fundamental Interactions at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, popularizer of science, host of the program “Question of Science” on the Science channel, laureate of the National Book of the Year Award 2023 for the popular science bestseller “Everything That Moves. Walks through the Restless Universe”.