Synopsis

**Dropping Out** A program by billionaire Peter Thiel that offers financial incentives for students to forgo college is drawing both interest and controversy. The internet entrepreneur argues his initiative presents a practical alternative to a university system he deems expensive and ultimately unproductive. **Hard Cases** For patients facing the daunting prospect of rare, unexplained illnesses, Dr. William Gahl's Undiagnosed Diseases Program at the National Institutes of Health offers