Plain-language encyclopedias
Decoded.
Decoded is a growing library of independent, plain-language encyclopedias — one focused site per subject, from chess and volleyball to the Greek gods, investing and the dachshund. Free, ad-light and written to be read.
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Chess Decoded
Sport & Games
Openings, tactics, endgames and the players who defined them.
Dachshund Decoded
Animals & Growing
A field guide to the long dog — history, coats, health and temperament.
Volleyball Decoded
Sport & Games
The rules, the six positions, the systems and the technique.
Investing Decoded
Money & Markets
Markets, instruments and risk, without the jargon wall.
Lip Blushing Decoded
Health & Beauty
The cosmetic tattoo procedure, explained honestly end to end.
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Greek Gods Decoded
Gods & Myth
The Olympians, the Titans and the myths as they were actually told.
Roman Gods Decoded
Gods & Myth
The gods, the numina, and a state religion run as public business.
Egyptian Gods Decoded
Gods & Myth
The Ennead, the creation myths, and three thousand years of change.
Sumerian Gods Decoded
Gods & Myth
The Anunna — the oldest written myths we have.
Religion Decoded
Religion & Belief
A neutral overview of the world's faiths, side by side.
Christianity Decoded
Religion & Belief
Doctrine, history and the branches — described, not argued.
Christian Gospels Decoded
Religion & Belief
The four gospels — passage by passage, source by source.
Judaism Decoded
Religion & Belief
Torah, Talmud, practice, and the movements of today.
Islam Decoded
Religion & Belief
Qur'an, hadith, the five pillars and the major schools.
Buddhism Decoded
Religion & Belief
The four truths, the schools, and what practice actually involves.
Hinduism Decoded
Religion & Belief
Vedas, deities, darshanas — a tradition that resists one definition.
Philosophy Decoded
Ideas & History
Every major idea, in the order the arguments were made.
US Constitution Decoded
Ideas & History
Clause by clause, amendment by amendment, case by case.
Economics Decoded
Money & Markets
Micro, macro, and the machinery under the headlines.
Insurance Decoded
Money & Markets
Policies, risk pooling, and what the fine print is doing.
AI Decoded
Technology
What the models are, how they are trained, and what they cannot do.
Azure Decoded
Technology
Microsoft's cloud, mapped service by service.
AWS Decoded
Technology
Amazon's cloud catalogue, translated into plain English.
MicroGreens Decoded
Animals & Growing
Every variety, every step, from seed to harvest.