← Back to search

How the progress bar keeps you sane | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series

TED 3:48

243,043 views · 4,420 likes Watch on YouTube ↗

The progress bar makes waiting more exciting... and mitigates our fear of death. Journalist Daniel Engber explores how it came into existence.

Small Thing Big Idea, a TED original series, celebrates the lasting genius of everyday objects so perfectly designed that they changed the world around them. Check out more here: https://go.ted.com/STBI

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/TED

Category (YouTube): Education

Playback is via YouTube's official embedded player. Data from YouTube; Exumo is not affiliated with YouTube.