Thursday, August 25, 2022

Do You Want to Meet your Doppelganger?

 

Former President Barack Obama and his Doppelganger -Ilham Anaz from Java-Photo Credit; The Guardian.com

When I was in Graduate school at the University of Illinois, One of my classmates informed me that he has a friend in Hawaii who looked exactly like me. I was humored and forgot about it, until I read the following article today published by CNN.   

You have a doppelganger and probably share DNA with them, new study suggests

A doppelganger is a mysterious, exact double of a living person. It's a German word that literally translates to "double walker" or "double goer". A doppelganger isn't someone who just resembles you, but is an exact double, right down to the way you walk, act, talk, and dress. Your doppelganger may or not be related to you.

According to the website at the bottom of this page, all of us have a double who looks exactly like us and are not related but may share some common DNA.  

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doppelgangers-dont-just-look-alike-they-also-share-dna-180980635/

With the advent of social media, there have been several reported cases of people finding their "twin stranger" online, a modern term for a doppelgänger. There are several websites where users can upload a photo of themselves and facial recognition software attempts to match them with another user of like appearance. Some of these sites report that they have found numerous living doppelgängers

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/health/doppelganger-dna-study-wellness/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2022-08-26T00%3A00%3A25&utm_medium=social&utm_term=linkhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/health/doppelganger-dna-study-wellness/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2022-08-26T00%3A00%3A25&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link

Would you be interested in meeting your doppelganger? I am if someone helps me with the facial recognition software mentioned in the article above and apps below.  

https://www.makeuseof.com/online-tools-find-doppelganger/

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