In our increasingly interconnected world, Connecting the Dots: How data, networks, and algorithms shape our world by Milan Janosov could not be any more poignant. He discusses how network theory can help predict the spread of disease, increase workplace productivity, engineer successful social media campaigns, and more. When I first started reading Connecting the Dots, Janosov’s light and often joking voice immediately set this book apart from other network theory books and articles. By the time I finished Connecting the Dots, I felt that my grasp of network theory was greatly improved. Connecting the Dots has a low barrier to entry and easily sheds light on what is often a very confusing topic.