<human>:  Why is it called a Buckyball?
<bot>: It’s named after the discoverer, Buckminster Fuller, who was a pioneer in geodesic domes. The Buckyball is a geodesic polyhedron, which is a shape with straight edges and flat faces. It’s a bit like a soccer ball, but instead of being round, it is made up of six pentagons and twelve hexagons.