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Video series covers issues like female sexuality next to topics such as international war crimes and human trafficking 

A new “smart vibrator” is looking to “change conversation about sex,” according to a video posted by Berkeley News.

The video is part of a series called “Activism 2.0,” which explores “the intersection of social activism and technology and how students and alumni at UC Berkeley are using digital tools to tackle pressing social issues.” The website also highlights topics like human trafficking and international war crimes alongside issues of women’s sexuality and sexual education.

The vibrator, called “Lioness,” is “different than any other vibrator that’s out there,” co-founder and VP of Engineering for Lioness Anna Lee says in the video. “There are so little facts that we know about women’s sexual health that we wanted to bring that out to the general public and do it in their own private terms.”

The vibrator contains different internal sensors that measure force and temperature, along with a gyroscope sensor and accelerometer, and connects to an app on smartphones that helps users designate what has and has not been a “good session.”

The company has also participated in outreach, according to the video. This has included an art exhibit titled “Artgasm” that contained artistic renderings of what a female orgasm looks like. The exhibit was held at a bar near the campus.

“It’s science, it’s exploration, it makes women feel more like, ‘maybe this is ok, maybe this is something I want to work towards,'” Lee concluded at the end of the video.

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