Recorded 14 March 2024. Marcin Lis of the Vienna University of Technology presents "Embeddings & Statistical Mechanics (Part 1)" at IPAM's Geometry, Statistical Mechanics, and Integrability Tutorials. Abstract: In the first talk we will discuss the close relations between the notions of criticality, exact solvability and geometric embeddings in planar Ising models. Learn more online at: https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/workshops/geometry-statistical-mechanics-and-integrability-tutorials/