Question

An anthropologist applied a field with this prefix to the “self” for a theory of alcoholism as a positive feedback loop. (10[1])Stafford Beer combined this prefix (10[1])with (10[1])“synergy” (10[1])for a national system of telex machines (10[1])meant to guide economic planning (10[1])under Salvador (10[1])Allende. (10[5])Hyderabad’s (10[3])HITEC (10[2])(“high-tech”) City is often nicknamed (10[1])with this prefix. (10[2]-5[2])Gregory (10[1])Bateson (10[2]-5[1])and Norbert (10[1])Wiener (10[3]-5[1])developed a (-5[1])cross-disciplinary field with this prefix (10[1])that studies both organic and inorganic (10[1])control systems. This prefix describes “weapons” such as Stuxnet (10[2]-5[1])that can target (10[1])infrastructure (10[3]-5[1])like electrical grids. (10[3])William Gibson’s novel (10[1]-5[1])Neuromancer popularized a sci-fi (10[1])aesthetic based in hacker culture that appends this prefix to “punk.” (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])what prefix indicates virtual versions of crime, security, (10[1])and bullying? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: cyber- [accept cybernetics, cyberbullying, cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberpunk, cyberweapons, cyberwarfare, Cyberabad, Project Cybersyn, or “The Cybernetics of ‘Self’: A Theory of Alcoholism”] (The “cyber-” prefix derives from the field of cybernetics, which comes from the Greek kubernḗtēs, or “pilot.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey WuColumbia AJohns Hopkins A2010
Trenton BurgesIndiana BPurdue D2510
Qingyu ZhangUF AUF B2610
Sophie Higgs (DII)UW ASFU2710
Benjamin WatsonOxford BBirmingham3410
Yaj Jhajhria (DII)UW BUBC A3910
Abhinav Rachakonda (UG)Texas BMissouri4110
Anirudh BharadwajPenn APenn State A4210
Yash MandaviaUIUC BPurdue A4210
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar AOregon State4210
Tom HainesDurham AEdinburgh4210
Delia CropperOxford ATeam 14210
Max KoldaNotre DameWashU D4310
Daniel Lian (DII)Michigan C (UG)Kenyon B (DII)4310
Roman BassettUF DFlorida Tech B4310
Benny FeldmanUChicago CWashU B4410
Ian McDowellCambridge CLSE B4410
DannyPitt AMichigan D4810
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BStanford A51-5
Michael HundingUIUC AIndiana A5110
HrishitNYU BTexas A51-5
Odysseas GabrielatosWarwick ABristol A5110
Cormac StephensonSouthampton ASouthampton B5210
Anila MoparthyUIUC DUChicago D5310
Shiva TegullaUCF AUF C5310
Cormac BeirneLSE ASouthampton A53-5
Anne Fjeld (DII)AlbertaUBC B5510
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AWashU C5610
Logan MathisSIUE AUChicago B5610
Towery McNeil (D2)Mississippi StateVassar B56-5
Charlie LowmanImperial BWarwick B5610
Vinu HariharBerkeley ABerkeley C58-5
Owen Edelson (DII)Kenyon A (UG)Michigan State B (UG)6310
Benjamin Allen (UG)Central OklahomaNYU A6910
Andrei HuiCambridge BSouthampton B78-5
Alessandro d'AttanasioCambridge DDurham B7810
Justin LeeImperial ABristol B7810
Jack CaseyUIUC CUChicago A8110
Michal GerasimiukStanford MStanford L8210
Chase BarrickLehigh ARutgers C8210
Elie Aoun (UG)CWRU A (UG)Michigan State C (UG)8210
Devito Stevanus (UG)McGill EArkansas82-5
Vedh RameshPenn BPenn State B8510
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Pitt B (UG)8510
Cormac StephensonSouthampton ALSE A8510
Parker Knudson (D2)Texas CTexas D88-5
Aidan BernardoFlorida Tech AUF E8810
Chauncey LoColumbia BBard A9210
Adam MonuskoMichigan BOhio State C (DII)10310
Meredith Wiper (DII)CWRU B (UG)CWRU D (DII)103-5
Alexander NicholsUCF BFlorida State University A10310
Michael WuSouthampton BCambridge B10310
Abby SmithBerkeley CBerkeley A10610
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL AOle Miss10610
Hayden Webb (D2)ArkansasMcGill E11410
Luca Balescu (D2)Texas DTexas C11610
Ethan BositaStanford ABerkeley B11710
Mithilesh Gopalakrishman (DII)CWRU D (DII)CWRU B (UG)11710
Claire Harvey (D2)Vassar BMississippi State11710
Athena Shadden (UG)Texas ANYU B11710