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

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
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BStanford A51-5
Vinu HariharBerkeley ABerkeley C58-5
Michal GerasimiukStanford MStanford L8210
Abby SmithBerkeley CBerkeley A10610
Ethan BositaStanford ABerkeley B11710