ModernEncyclopedia Est. 2026 · A living curriculum · Regularly updated
The curriculum for the AI era

Everything worth knowing — as prompts you paste to learn.

The Enlightenment's great encyclopedia gave its readers the answers. This one gives learners the questions — because now everyone arrives with a tutor already in their pocket. Pick a subject, set your level, and copy a ready-made prompt into any AI to study it properly.

Free education, all the way to degree level — no fees, no entry requirements. You bring only the AI. This is what democratising learning can look like.

Learn Better with ME.AI: More Effective with ME.

Step 01
Choose a subject
From philosophy to frontier AI — every field on the map is a node.
Step 02
Set the dials
Level, which of the twelve prompts, and how you want to be taught.
Step 03
Copy & paste
One prompt, ready for Claude, ChatGPT, or any capable AI.
“My questions are the most valuable IP to me. The answers are a commodity.”
Jensen Huang · NVIDIA · 2026

That is the whole idea here. Answers are cheap now — any AI will hand you one. The scarce, valuable thing is knowing what to ask, and knowing enough to ask well. Curious, knowledgeable people use AI like a lever: the more you understand, the more it multiplies what you can do. ModernEncy exists to hand everyone that lever — free forever — and turn learners into genuine AI power-users.

§01

The Library

54 subjects · six faculties · open any one

Each node is a complete little school for one subject, and opens to its own page with the full twelve-prompt treatment. Filter by faculty, then open a node — or jump straight to the quick generator below.

Faculty
PHI-5Humanities
Philosophy
Presocratics to the ethics of AI

Logic, ethics, mind, and the great debates — how to think, not just what to think.

FlagshipSocratic
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CLA-6Humanities
Classics
Homer to the Herculaneum scrolls

The languages, literature, history and afterlife of Greece and Rome.

FlagshipLanguages
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HIS-7Humanities
History
Prehistory to the present

Every period and region, plus the historian's craft of weighing evidence.

Flagship
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ENG-8Humanities
English
Literature & language

Beowulf to the digital novel, plus how the language itself works.

Flagship
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GEO-9Humanities
Geography
The planet & the human world

Physical systems, human geography and the geographer's toolkit.

Flagship
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AIM-32Science
AI & Machine Learning
Turing to transformers

How modern AI works — taught, fittingly, by an instance of the subject.

FlagshipTechnical
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FND-0Foundations
Foundations
The modern trivium

Critical thinking, AI literacy and learning how to learn — the base for everything else.

SkillsStart here
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ECO-15Soc. Sci.
Economics
Micro, macro & the global economy

Scarcity, markets, money and the great arguments about all three.

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POL-16Soc. Sci.
Politics & IR
Theory, systems & world order

Ideologies, the British constitution, and how nations deal with nations.

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PSY-19Soc. Sci.
Psychology
The science of mind & behaviour

Memory, the brain, the classic studies and their modern reassessment.

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LAW-17Soc. Sci.
Law
How law actually works

Jurisprudence, the core subjects, and reasoning like a lawyer.

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SOC-18Soc. Sci.
Sociology
Seeing the social world

Theory, method, class, and the sociological imagination.

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MAT-24Science
Mathematics
Proof, algebra, analysis

From what a proof is to the frontiers — every result derived, not just stated.

Technical
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PHY-25Science
Physics
Mechanics to cosmology

Classical and modern physics, with the interpretations kept honestly open.

Technical
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CHE-26Science
Chemistry
Atoms to synthesis

Physical, organic and inorganic chemistry, taught for understanding.

Technical
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BIO-27Science
Biology
Molecules to ecosystems

From DNA to evolution to the whole living world.

Technical
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NEU-28Science
Neuroscience
The brain & the mind

Neurons to consciousness — the most disciplined bridge to AI.

Technical
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CSC-31Science
Computer Science
Computation to software

Algorithms, theory and systems — with code that actually runs.

Technical
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DAT-33Science
Data Science
Statistics & inference

Reading data honestly — every number with its caveat.

Technical
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AST-30Science
Astronomy
The sky & deep space

Stars, galaxies, cosmology and the search for life.

Technical
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EAR-29Science
Earth Science
The planet in deep time

Geology, oceans, atmosphere and the settled science of climate.

Technical
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MDC-36Profession
Medicine & Health
How doctors think

The science and reasoning of medicine — never a substitute for a clinician.

Boundary
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EGR-35Profession
Engineering
Design under constraint

The disciplines and the trade-off thinking that defines the field.

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BUS-20Profession
Business
Strategy to the balance sheet

How firms create value, and how to decide when there's no clean answer.

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EDU-21Profession
Education
The science of learning

What actually works in teaching — and the myths that don't.

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DES-40Profession
Design
Thinking by making

Design thinking and craft across the disciplines, taught studio-style.

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ABE-38Profession
Architecture
The built environment

Design, history, structures and the shaping of cities.

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AGR-39Profession
Agriculture & Food
Feeding the world

The science of growing, food systems and the future of farming.

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LAN-10Humanities
Modern Languages
Learn to actually speak

Any major language, with the AI as a tireless conversation partner.

Conversation mode
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LIN-41Humanities
Linguistics
The science of language

How language itself works — sound, structure and meaning — the science beneath every language model.

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REL-11Humanities
Religion & Belief
The traditions & the questions

World religions and the philosophy of religion, told fairly.

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ART-12Humanities
Art History
How to look

Eras, movements and visual culture — the prompt sends you to the real thing.

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PER-13Humanities
Performing Arts
Music, drama & dance

How music works, the actor's craft, and the practice loop.

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MED-23Humanities
Media & Journalism
Reading the information age

Media theory, journalism, and the platforms shaping what you see.

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HOR-1Horizon
Frontier AI
The leading edge

Scaling, agents, AGI debates and safety — searched fresh each time.

HorizonSearch-first
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HOR-3Horizon
Biotech & Synthetic Biology
Engineering life

CRISPR, mRNA and synthetic biology — the science, ethics and governance.

Horizon
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HOR-7Horizon
Energy Transition
Rewiring the world

Renewables, storage, nuclear and fusion — the century's defining project.

Horizon
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HOR-5Horizon
Neurotechnology
Reading & writing the brain

Brain–computer interfaces, neural implants and the fight for mental privacy.

Horizon
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HOR-6Horizon
Space Economy
Beyond Earth

Reusable launch, constellations, the Moon and Mars, and space law.

Horizon
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HOR-16Horizon
Futures & Foresight
Thinking about what's next

Scenario planning, forecasting and long-term risk — the capstone node.

HorizonCapstone
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ARC-14Humanities
Archaeology & Anthropology
Digging up the human story

How we reconstruct the human past and make sense of human cultures — from potsherds to kinship.

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CRM-22Soc. Sci.
Criminology
Crime, justice & punishment

Why crime happens, how societies respond, and whether justice systems actually work.

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SEC-34Science
Cybersecurity
Defending the digital world

How systems are attacked and defended — cryptography, threats and the human factor, taught defensively.

TechnicalBoundary
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AHP-37Profession
Allied Health & Care
The wider healthcare team

Nursing, pharmacy, the therapies and the professions that keep healthcare running — as subjects, never a substitute for a clinician.

Boundary
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HOR-2Horizon
Quantum Technologies
Computing with the counterintuitive

Quantum computing, communication and sensing — the strange physics moving from lab to industry.

HorizonTechnical
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HOR-4Horizon
Longevity & Enhancement
Extending healthy life

The science of ageing, regenerative medicine, and the ethics of enhancing the human body and mind.

Horizon
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HOR-8Horizon
Climate Tech & Earth Systems
Engineering a liveable planet

Adaptation, carbon removal, the circular economy and the fierce debates around geoengineering.

Horizon
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HOR-9Horizon
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
Building matter to order

Graphene, metamaterials, 3D printing and self-assembling systems — engineering at the smallest scales.

HorizonTechnical
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HOR-10Horizon
Robotics & Autonomy
Machines that act in the world

Humanoids, drones, autonomous vehicles and the messy business of robots sharing our spaces.

Horizon
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HOR-11Horizon
Spatial Computing & XR
Computing you step inside

VR, AR and mixed reality, digital twins, and the open question of what the metaverse is really for.

Horizon
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HOR-12Horizon
Web3 & Decentralised Systems
Trust without a middleman

Blockchains, tokens, smart contracts and CBDCs — with the critiques and risks given equal weight.

Horizon
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HOR-13Horizon
Semiconductors & Advanced Computing
The engines of the AI age

Chip design and fabrication geopolitics, plus neuromorphic, photonic and edge computing beyond the transistor.

HorizonTechnical
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HOR-14Horizon
Information Integrity & Cyber-Conflict
Truth in the synthetic age

Deepfakes, information warfare and digital sovereignty — defending a shared reality, taught defensively.

Horizon
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HOR-15Horizon
Ocean & Polar Frontiers
Earth's last unexplored places

The deep sea, the poles and the blue economy — the science, the resources and the debates over exploiting them.

Horizon
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§02

Quick generator

Defaults are sensible — change only what you like

Generate a ready-to-paste prompt for any subject without leaving this page.

Prompt settings
Subject *
Pick any subject and generate instantly — or open its full page from the Library above.
Which prompt
Your first contact with a topic, pitched exactly at your level.
Level
How deep to pitch it — from a curious start to full university depth.
Topic — optional, narrows the focus
Study time — used by the syllabus builder
British English
Keeps spelling and exam framing UK-style. Turn off for US spelling.
§03

Why trust the prompts

Seventeen rules, working in any AI

Every prompt is built to a Quality Charter: real sources only, both sides of every debate steelmanned, honest exam marking, and a Socratic spine that builds your understanding rather than dependence on the machine. Read the Charter →

§04

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