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Virtualization fundamentally changes how social relations form, but its effect on network structure in collaborative teams is poorly understood. This paper compares team networks from nine government-funded projects that were conducted virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic with 15 prepandemic projects from the same funding program. Results of our comparative analysis of 2,746 dyadic ties in 24 teams showed lower levels of network density, clustering, and structural cohesion in virtualized projects, indicating fragmented virtual teams. Furthermore, expressive networks, defined by the sharing of personal information, were affected more than instrumental networks, which revolve around the sharing of expert knowledge.

Jan Fuhse: Social Networks of Meaning and Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2022. 9780190275433

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new HBO mini-series The Plot Against America. It's based on the Phillip Roth novel The Plot Against America. The novel takes off from this premise: what if the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was the Republican party's nominee for president in 1940, and he defeated FDR. And what if President Lindbergh, a Nazi sympathizer, made pacts with Germany and Japan, kept America out of the war, and instituted policies in America to relocate Jewish families to the heartland to encourage them to assimilate. Although the historical premise is fiction, the main character in the book is the 9-year-old Philip Roth. The 6 part mini-series was adapted by David Simon of The Wire and his colleague Ed Burns. It's stars Morgan Spector, Zoe Kazan, Winona Ryder and John Torturro. (2.) We listen back to Terry Gross's 2004 interview with PHILIP ROTH, the author of 'Goodbye, Columbus,' 'Portnoy's Complaint,' 'The Ghost Writer' ,'Zuckerman Unbound,' and 'The Plot Against America' among other novels. Roth died in 2018. He won the Pulitzer prize, two national book awards, and the national book critics circle award. This interview was recorded after he wrote the book 'The Plot Against America'. (INTERVIEW BY TERRY GROSS) (REBROADCAST FROM 10.11.2004) (2.) JUSTIN CHANG reviews the new film Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) We continue our tribute to Pulitzer prize winning novelist PHILIP ROTH who died Tuesday at the age of 85. We listen back to his interview recorded at the time of the publication of his book "The Plot Against America" which imagines a world in which Franklin D. Roosevelt loses the presidency to America's biggest hero and celebrity Charles Lindberg who forms alliances with Germany and Japan. (REBROADCAST FROM 10.11.2004) (2.) Novelist PHILIP ROTH. His twenty-seventh book was 'Everyman" about a 71 year old divorced, successful advertising man and his response to his physical decline and approaching death. The man – who is never given a name - has no religion or philosophy to cling to. Reviewer Gail Caldwell of the Boston Globe wrote that the book is 'swift, brutal novel about a heartbreakingly ordinary subject, and it is also testament to Roth that the book leaves you a little breathless and not at all bereft.' (REBROADCAST from 5.8.2006) (3.) TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new Amazon tv series Picnic at Hanging Rock based on the Australian novel which was also adapted into a 1975 film.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) We begin a two day tribute to Pulitzer prize winning novelist PHILIP ROTH who died Tuesday at the age of 85. Terry interviewed him a number of times. We'll listen back to their 2005 conversation. The Library of America had released two volumes of a projected eight volumes of Roth's work. The two volumes included 'Goodbye Columbus,' 'Portnoy's Complaint,' and 'When She was Good.' At the time it was only the third time a living author's work had been reissued by the Library. ROTH was the recipient of numerous awards: The National Book Award (for 'Goodbye Columbus,' and 'Sabbath's Theatre'); the Pulitzer Prize for 'American Pastoral' in 1997; the PEN/Faulkner Awards (for 'Operation Shylock' and 'The Human Stain'); and the American Academy of Arts and Letters' prestigious Gold Medal for Fiction in 2001. His other books "The Plot Against America," "I Married a Communist," "Exit Ghost," "Nemesis," and "Everyman." (INTERVIEW REBROADCAST FROM 9.27.05) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Film critic JUSTIN CHANG reviews 'Solo: A Star WArs Story.'