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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 (10[1])with “synergy” for a national system of telex machines meant to guide economic planning under Salvador Allende. (10[1])Hyderabad’s (10[1])HITEC (10[1])(“high-tech”) City is often nicknamed with this prefix. (10[1])Gregory Bateson (10[1])and Norbert Wiener (10[2])developed a cross-disciplinary field with this prefix that studies both organic and inorganic control systems. This prefix describes “weapons” such as Stuxnet that can target (10[1])infrastructure 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, what prefix indicates virtual versions of crime, security, and bullying? ■END■

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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Trenton BurgesIndiana BPurdue D2510
Yash MandaviaUIUC BPurdue A4210
Max KoldaNotre DameWashU D4310
Benny FeldmanUChicago CWashU B4410
Michael HundingUIUC AIndiana A5110
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