In July 2022, we released a preprint of Chapter 38 of The Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Jurisprudence. In the months that followed, there were a variety of judicial reactions, ranging from levity and philosophical reflection, to irritation and ad hominem criticism. The most detailed response consisted in a paper, 'Academia', co-authored by a High Court judge, that was published online in May 2023. In this rejoinder, we show that the concerns expressed in that paper are ill-founded.